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Public Radio Hour 'A Sundial Christmas' 12/22/22
December 20, 2022 07:12 - 48.6 MBThe Public Radio Hour teams up with the Sundial Writers Corner to present a hour of holiday stories with A Sundial Christmas! Featuring Monita Soni. Sara McDaris, Sara Belanger, Doreen Fulcher, Rosemary McMahan, Judy Cameron, Michael Guillebeau, Melissa Ford Thornton and two never-before-broadcast stories from Kathryn Tucker Windham.
Public Radio Hour 'Science Of Music & Ghost Story' 10/27/22
October 30, 2022 17:10 - 49.4 MBWhat started as the Huntsville Science Festival has this year grown into the Alabama Science Festival … an annual week-long celebration of science and technology that culminates this weekend with two big events. Saturday (10/29/22) at the VBC in Huntsville, it's STEAMFest from 10am-5pm; a day of dinosaurs, Tesla guns and other activities and demonstrations for all ages. This Friday night (10/28/22) at 7 at UAH’s Roberts Recital Hall, the Festival is hosting a live show called The Science of...
Public Radio Hour 'Orion Update, SluiceFest, Funny You Should Ask' 8/11/22
August 30, 2022 16:08 - 48.5 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we get an update on what's happening at Huntsville's Orion Amphitheater from Orion general manager Ryan Murphy, Invisible City host Brad Posey sits down for a lively converstaion with SluiceFest local music festival organizers Ashleigh Jackson and Christina Nava, and Arts Underground host Katy Ganaway delivers another fun-filled edition of 'Funny You Should Ask' with local comedian Christy Montgomery.
Public Radio Hour 'Meyer, Lift Every Voice, Young Musicians' 3/24/22
April 06, 2022 15:04 - 48.6 MBOn this episode of the Public Radio Hour, we talk with Marshall Space Flight Center’s new associate director Rae Ann Meyer about battles with shyness, the Near Earth Asteroid Scout, and about her optimism in the new generation of engineers and scientists. We’ll talk with Jason Max Ferdinand and Patricia Hacker about a new community-wide choir festival hosted by Huntsville Master Chorale on Saturday June 4th at 530pm at Trinity United Methodist Church. And we’ll hear from young local musician...
Public Radio Hour 'The CAC, Ogre, Horse Dreams' 3/3/22
March 22, 2022 15:03 - 48.1 MBOn this episode of the Public Radio Hour, Dorrie Nutt brings us some Sundial Writers Corner fun from Danielle Kirkland, as she revisits her dream of being a cowboy. We’ll also hear Katy Ganaway's latest Funny You Should Ask episode, as we meet a hilarious gentleman named, Ogre, who by his own account, likes to ‘kill’ on stage. And as part of her award-winning series called The Hard Part, Katy also talks with Huntsville Police Citizens Advisory Council, (known as the CAC) chairperson Jonathon...
Public Radio Hour 'History Makes the Future at NASA' 2/24/22
March 03, 2022 18:03 - 49.5 MBOn this episode of the Public Radio Hour, we meet two African American women playing key roles at Marshall Space Flight Center in helping humankind get back to the Moon, and to Mars. Tawnya Laughinghouse is the manager of Marshall’s Technology Demonstration Missions … also known at NASA by the acronym TDM … which involves a variety of projects, including propulsion, deep space optical communications, in-space robotic satellite servicing, and entry/descent/landing . Also joining the conversat...
Public Radio Hour - Exploring Huntsville's Civil Rights History' 2/10/22
March 03, 2022 18:03 - 53.1 MBOn the February 10th episode of the Public Radio Hour, we explore the importance of African American history in Huntsville. Dr Beth Patin, director of Rocket City Civil Rights, talks about 'cultural competence' and gives us directions for a cool driving tour of local historic sites. NASA's Acting Chief Historian Brian Odom helps us understand the impact of the civil rights movement on Huntsville’s NASA legacy and how it affected Historically Black Colleges and Universities. And Donna Castell...
Public Radio Hour 'One Giant Leap: Integration at NASA' (7/25/19)
February 03, 2022 17:02 - 49.4 MBThis episode of The Public Radio Hour features the original WLRH documentary 'One Giant Leap: how integration at NASA helped mankind reach the moon'. We'll retrace how the integration of Werner von Braun's German rocket team, women and minorities into NASA's workforce was necessary for America's successful lunar mission. We'll hear from Joyce Neighbors, Jeanette Scissum, Ravindra Lal, Arthur Hullett, NASA chief historian Bill Barry, Chasing The Moon filmmaker Robert Stone and Marshall Space ...
Public Radio Hour 'A Sundial Christmas' 12/23/21
December 27, 2021 18:12 - 49.5 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we hope to boost your holiday spirit with a special selection of stories from members of our Sundial Writers Corner. We'll hear tales and poems from master storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham, Rosemary McMahan, Melissa Ford Thornton, Cathie Mayne, Sam Mitchell, Judy Cameron, Rosalind Fellwock. We'll also have a few funny Christmas tree memories from WLRH staff members Ginny Kennedy, Jessie LouAllen, Julie Williams, Elaine Oakes, Nate Emery, Katy Ganaw...
Public Radio Hour 'STEAMFest 2021 Preview Special' 10/28/21
November 04, 2021 15:11 - 49 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we explore the evolution of STEM learning and preview STEAMFest 2021, presented by the Huntsville Science Festival, Saturday October 30th from 10am to 6pm at the Von Braun Center's East Hall. We'll talk with Huntsville Science Festival creator and director Joe Iacuzzo, YouTube star and host of Smarter Every Day Destin Sandlin and Northrop Grumman's K-12 STEM and Workforce Development lead Dr. Erica Hopkins. LINKS TO THINGS YOU HEARD IN THIS EPISODE ...
Public Radio Hour - The Power of Storytelling - 10/22/21
November 03, 2021 06:11 - 49 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we explore the power of storytelling through history, music, dance and spoken word. We'll talk with Historic Huntsville Foundation's Donna Castellano about a historical marker dedication honoring six African-American women who worked for voting rights. The dedication is Sunday, October 24th 2pm at William Hooper Councill High Memorial Park in Huntsville. We'll also hear from Huntsville Ballet choreographer Stephanie Braley-Beutjer about their present...
Public Radio Hour - Artemis w. Dr. Dale Thomas, Chad Emerson, FYSA - (10-14-21)
October 25, 2021 17:10 - 49.5 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour ... we've got our minds on the moon as we talk with retired NASA program manager and UAH eminent scholar Dr. Dale Thomas. Downtown Huntsville Inc CEO Chad Emerson updates us on downtown Huntsville activities, including Artemis on the Square on November 6th. And producer Katy Ganaway delivers another exploration of Huntsville's comedy scene in the latest edition of Funny You Should Ask where we'll meet Elliott White.
Public Radio Hour 'Neil Lamb, Kimberly Wilson, Chamber Music' 9/9/21
September 19, 2021 11:09 - 49.5 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we'll introduce you to local comedian and co-founder of Shenanigans Comedy Theatre Kimberly Wilson in the latest edition of Funny You Should Ask. Kevin Lay and Erin Huelskamp-Bohn will preview a unique chamber music concert this Sunday at 3pm at Asbury Church titled ‘Palestrina to Poulenc’. And Dr. Neil Lamb, vice president of Educational Outreach at the Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology delivers words of wisdom and hope about COVID's Delta va...
Public Radio Hour 'Amphitheatre, Young Writer, Epic Comedy (7-29-21)
July 28, 2021 08:07 - 45.8 MBIn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we get the latest on Huntsville's $40-million, 8000 seat amphitheatre, which is finally under construction. We'll also catch up on the latest episode of Funny You Should Ask and meet local comedian and co-creator of Epic Comedy Hour Scott Eason. And we'll shine the light on winners from this year's Huntsville Literary Association Young Writers contest with an award-winning entry from Madeline Rathz.
Public Radio Hour 'Hard Part, Young Writers, HCMG Restarts' (6/10/21)
June 29, 2021 16:06 - 48.9 MBOn this episode of the Public Radio Hour, our award-winning interview series, The Hard Part, talks with David Person of the Rosa Parks Day Committee of Huntsville/Madison about their request that the Department of Justice take a closer look at Huntsville Police Department operations. We’ll also visit with Robin Pesca and David Brown of the Huntsville Chamber Music Guild. And the WLRH Sundial Writers Corner celebrates three winners of the Huntsville Literary Association’s Young Writers Contes...
Public Radio Hour 'Belly Laughs, Opera Fun, Memorable Teachers' 6-3-21
June 04, 2021 06:06 - 49.5 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we'll laugh along with the latest episode of Katy Ganaway's Funny You Should Ask series as we meet Huntsville comedian Ty Funny. We'll also talk with Ars Nova's Arianna Maloney and Twickenham Fest's Susanna Phillips and make a stop in the Sundial Writers Corner for a story of a memorable teacher from Sarah Belanger.
Public Radio Hour - Vaccines, Spaceline, Kling, Choral Champs - 4-29-21
April 29, 2021 08:04 - 49.5 MBOn this episode of the Public Radio Hour, producer Dorrie Nutt pays a visit to the 2021 All-State Choral Festival in Huntsville. We'll also talk with Pat Ammons from the US Space and Rocket Center, and Dr. Neil Lamb with the Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology answers the latest COVID vaccine questions. In the second half of our show, our coverage of social justice discussions in Huntsville continues with a new installment to our interview series, The Hard Part. Producer Katy Ganaway ta...
Public Radio Hour - Rayna Cahill, War and Treaty, JM Ferdinand - 4/22/21
April 22, 2021 11:04 - 49.5 MBIn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we hear a new episode of Funny You Should Ask (from The Arts Underground) featuring Huntsville comedian Rayna Cahill. We'll also get a preview of Panoply weekend with a conversation from The War and Treaty. And Dr. Jason Max Ferdinand launched a new choral group recently at the Live from London Festival. We'll hear about The Jason Max Ferdinand Singers.
Public Radio Hour - Citizen Journalist - 9-3-20
April 20, 2021 07:04 - 49.5 MBThis week, we continue our coverage of the racial justice movement here in Huntsville, and we hear from folks who were present at the protests in downtown Huntsville in early June. Local photographer Aaron Surratt tells us about capturing on film the shift from a peaceful rally to looming clouds of teargas June 1 and 3. Citizen journalists J'Que Ellis and Rita Burkholder join media historian Dr. Butler Cain for a panel discussion. And Eric Edwards reunites with Andrew Kruspe, both of whom at...
Public Radio Hour - Singing River Trail, Princess Theatre, FOR - 3-11-21
April 08, 2021 17:04 - 47.6 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we’ll connect communities across north Alabama, from Bridgeport to Sheffield, with a massive greenway called Singing River Trail. The Arts Underground is spotlighting Huntsville’s comedy scene with a series called Funny You Should Ask … we’ll relive Brandon Ijames *Eyems* first time on stage. And while our amazing performing arts scene faces continued COVID struggles, people are making it work, and that includes The Princess Theatre in downtown Decat...
Public Radio Hour - Mountain Lakes, Local Lineup, AI, the Didge - 3-11-21
April 08, 2021 17:04 - 49.5 MBOn this episode of the Public Radio Hour, we'll hear how businesses and local makers are finding success thanks to north Alabama's amazing trails and lakes. Then, we'll dive deeper and explore how Alabama's workforce is changing and evolving with the rise of automation and artificial intelligence. We'll also continue our local music stage check-ins at Mars Music Hall and we hear about the Local Lineup public concert series. And after all that wandering, we'll end up in The Invisible City dri...
Public Radio Hour - Ghost Stories & Aeolians Evade a Bus Fire - 10-29-20
November 17, 2020 07:11 - 49.7 MBOn this spoOo0oOoky edition of The Public Radio Hour, Sundial Writers Corner contributor Sara McDaris regales us with a traditional Scottish tale of how a weeping widow found her lost love... Buckle up, because Theatre Huntsville will scare the pants off of you when you hear about the revenge of Aunt Jenny... and they will oblige us with a fable from local legend, master of storytelling and Jeffrey the ghost’s best ghoul-friend, Kathryn Tucker Windham, “The Phantom Steamboat of the Tombigbee...
Public Radio Hour - Election, Science Fest, New Trail, The Hard Part - 10-22-20
October 29, 2020 06:10 - 49.5 MBOur series, 'The Hard Part,' continues this week, where Katy Ganaway talks with Huntsville Police Captain Dewayne McCarver, exploring paths to unity and healing, following the lasting mark made at June protests in Huntsville. That conversation was recorded in our studios Oct. 2, 2020; John Carroll, chairman of the Alabama Fair Ballot Commission, delivers an Election Day primer of the ever-convoluted proposed amendments to our state's constitution; October 24-31, the Huntsville Science Festiv...
Public Radio Hour - COVID Masks & Tests; White Lies; Sundial - 7-23-20
August 02, 2020 13:08 - 48.5 MBLast week, we concluded a special NPR podcast series, 'White Lies.' This week, we follow up with the show’s co-host, Andrew Grace, on works in progress and get a behind the scenes account of the making of the series. And we’ll hear a captivating work of prose by Sundial Writers Corner contributor and Huntsville Literary Association Young Writers Contest winner, Calvin Engstrom. WLRH's Katy Ganaway hosts this week, with Brett Tannehill producing. Want to know more about the stories featur...
Public Radio Hour 'Alabama's New Normal pt. 4' 5/28/20
June 20, 2020 12:06 - 49 MBIn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we continue to explore Alabama's New Normal, as the state tries to reopen businesses and resume daily life as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow. We'll talk about the challenges of reigniting live music and the performing arts with Purple 19 founder Judy Allison, discover the joys of curbside service with Alyx Kim-yohn of the Huntsville Madison County Public Library, learn about efforts to keep the mission alive at Redstone Arsenal with Garrison...
The Public Radio Hour 'Alabama's New Normal - pt. 3' (5/21/20)
May 28, 2020 08:05 - 48.1 MBAs Alabama continues to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, restrictions on our economy are gradually loosening up. This is the third installment of our ‘New Normal’ series for stories on how our community is seeking the balance between staying healthy and welcoming back business. This episode, we hear how the Huntsville/ Madison County Public Library is digitally preserving our coronavirus stories, w/ library archivist Shalis Worthy. Owner and operator of Sugar Belle, Andrew Judge, tells u...
The Public Radio Hour 'Alabama's New Normal - pt. 2' (5/14/20)
May 22, 2020 16:05 - 49.5 MBIn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we continue exploring our strange new COVID-19 reality with our series, 'The New Normal.' We'll hear about the challenges of reopening child care centers from Camille Bennett of the Alabama Child Care Coalition. Dr. Karen Landers with the Alabama Department of Health updates us COVID-19 testing efforts. HudsonAlpha's Dr. Neil Lamb talks with us about herd immunity and using science to play defense against infection. And the new CEO of the Huntsville ...
Public Radio Hour 'Alabama's New Normal: pt. 1' [5/7/20]
May 21, 2020 09:05 - 47.2 MBAs Alabama continues to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, restrictions on our economy are gradually loosening up. This is the first installment of our ‘New Normal’ series for stories on how our community is seeking the balance between staying healthy and welcoming back business. This episode, Land Trust of North Alabama's Marketing Director, Melanie Manson, shares some of her favorite nature trails, & tips on how to practice social distancing in the wilderness. Claire Aiello, V.P. of ...
Public Radio Hour - Trailblazing Women of North Alabama - [4/23/20]
May 07, 2020 15:05 - 47.3 MBThis week, we honor women in North Alabama, finding their voice and taking their "Seat at the Table." You'll hear about the world in which women are working to improve here in the Tennessee Valley- in manufacturing, STEM, music, and more traditionally male-dominated lines of work. Photos by Kavolshaia Howze. Links related to this episode: Women's Fund of Greater Birmingham: https://womensfundbirmingham.org/ Reckon AL: https://www.al.com/reckon/ NASA profile for Dr. Joyce Neighbors: http...
The Public Radio Hour - COVID Testing 1..2..3.. - [4/16/20]
April 29, 2020 07:04 - 49.5 MBIn this episode of The Public Radio Hour... You're feeling sick with symptoms of the novel coronavirus, so you go get a test-- you get the swab up the nose, and then... you wait in isolation. What's happening while you're waiting, and what does the future look like for coronavirus testing? Host Brett Tannehill talks with Dr. Neil Lamb, vice president of educational outreach at the Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology about testing, herd immunity and how we might eventually establish a ne...
The Public Radio Hour - Stories of Love - [2/13/20]
February 28, 2020 09:02 - 52.2 MBThis episode of the Public Radio Hour is packed with tales of love- lost, found, unrequited, and everything inbetween. Our Sundial Writers Corner regales us with stories of the extraordinary lengths one would travel for love, being stood up in purple footie pajamas, pondering the origins of love and where it grows, and so much more. We hope you settle in with someone close to you and enjoy "Stories of Love."
The Public Radio Hour - A Clean Slate - [1/30/20]
February 18, 2020 09:02 - 49.5 MBFrom conquering drug addiction to contributing to a cleaner Earth, folks in the Tennessee Valley are kicking off the new year with their chins up and their ambitions high. In this episode of the Public Radio Hour, we take you to A Partnership for a Drug-Free Community, to tour their brand new Recovery Resource Hub of Huntsville. They've recruited peer support specialists and consultants who will help match those suffering from substance use disorder, addiction and mental illness with resourc...
PRH - Aging Gracefully and the Challenges of Elder Care - (12/12/19)
January 31, 2020 12:01 - 70.1 MBOn this week's Public Radio Hour, our Elder Care Series comes to a crescendo with three separate views on getting older and the issues that come with it. We hear how Huntsville's Monte Sano Mountain community innovated an alternative to assisted living, with a neighbors-helping-neighbors, village culture. We'll pull our bikes off the rack in the garage to roll alongside folks at Tweed Ride; we'll ask them how they'd like to age. And on our elder care panel, three advocates for resolving elde...
Public Radio Hour 'Mental Health, Music Audit Update' (10/11/18)
December 18, 2019 09:12 - 49.5 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we learn how a Little Orange Fish is battling mental health challenges in our community. We'll also learn about David Person's Healthy Alabama Podcast. Nadia Niakossary with Sound Diplomacy stops by to give us an update on Huntsville's Local Music Audit. And we close our our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with a segment from Latino USA on Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Find more info about Little Orange Fish's 'Feelings are Real: Exp...
Public Radio Hour 'Stories of Haints, Greed and Dagger-Teeth' (10/31/19)
November 17, 2019 11:11 - 72.8 MBIn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we bring you stories of the macabre-- blood, knives, and the supernatural. Our newest staff members, Korey Wilson and Stephenie Walker, read stories by Kathryn Tucker Windham that are sure to chill your bones. Bonnie Blagg makes us all hide under the covers with her story, featured on Snap Judgment’s Spooked series. Benny Pitsinger-from our latest Local Aliens CD- tells a cautionary tale of greed about an old blind jazz harpist and a thief. And we st...
Public Radio Hour 'Spooky Skies, Local Aliens IV, Sally Ride' (10/17/19)
October 28, 2019 08:10 - 72.8 MBIn this epic episode of the Public Radio Hour, we board our audio spacecraft to venture into an extraterrestrial realm of local music, also known as Local Aliens IV. Host Brett Tannehill and Valley Sounds producer Nate Emery chat about this year's lineup and preview a few songs featured on the CD. The Blank on Blank podcast shares an ultra-rare interview from 1983 with Sally Ride, the first American female astronaut in space. Ride talks with feminist icon Gloria Steinem about her views on se...
Public Radio Hour 'Energy, Candy Bomber, Team Rubicon, etc.' (9/26/19)
October 07, 2019 17:10 - 49.5 MBIn this hour, our WLRH Community Newsroom explores why solar power for homeowners in Alabama is a losing proposition, with Daniel Tait of Energy Alabama. Producer Brett Tannehill gets the Tennessee Valley caught up on the state's upcoming bicentennial events, in a conversation with Huntsville Madison County Bicentennial Committee executive director Sally Warden. Ed Carr, the Alabama State Ambassador for Team Rubicon, an international disaster aid nonprofit, talks with WLRH's Katy Ganaway abo...
Public Radio Hour 'Twickenham Fest, Recycle Pt2' (8/22/19)
September 27, 2019 16:09 - 48.5 MBThis episode of The Public Radio Hour, we hear the latter part of Planet Money's exploration into why we take part in residential recycling, and whether that practice is hurting or helping the Earth... Plus the co-creators of Twickenham Fest, Susanna Phillips and Matt McDonald, drop by our studios to discuss the big event for classical music lovers, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year!
Public Radio Hour '20th Anniversary Chandra Observatory' (8/29/19)
September 23, 2019 16:09 - 49 MBOn this episode of the Public Radio Hour, we mark the 20th anniversary of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Marshall Space Flight Center for X-ray astronomy Dr. Martin Weisskopf joins MSFC historian Brian Odom to talk about Chandra's history and discoveries. We also look ahead to the future of X-ray observation with research astrophysicist and NASA study scientist Dr. Jessica Gaskin ...
Public Radio Hour 'DeQn Sue, Recycle pt1, Theater pt3' (8/15/19)
August 23, 2019 15:08 - 49 MBThis episode of The Public Radio Hour feature part 1 of 2 special podcasts from Planet Money on recycling. Valley Sounds producer Tim Miller sits down for a visit with musician DeQn Sue. Executive director of the Huntsville Madison County Bicentennial Committee Sally Warden stops by for her monthly update on upcoming bicentennial events. And WLRH Community Newsroom producer Dan Pawlus has the final installment of his interview series exploring challenges faced by Huntsville's theater communi...
Public Radio Hour 'Willie Ruff, Public Transit, Local Theater Pt. 2' (8/8/19)
August 15, 2019 07:08 - 47.2 MBIn this hour, the WLRH Community Newsroom presents part two of a three-part interview series exploring Huntsville’s theater community-- we hear from Leslie Gates of Theatre Huntsville. Morning Blend Host Dorrie Nutt talks with Jazz artist Willie Ruff about his musical influences and his Kepler Project, which Carl Sagan commandeered to add to the Golden Record aboard Voyager I. We also take a ride on Huntsville's public transit system. We take a look into the five-year, five-phase plan that k...
Public Radio Hour 'Local Theater Pt1, Auto Jobs, Toot, Sundial' (8/1/19)
August 08, 2019 07:08 - 49.4 MBIn this hour, we’ll have two entries from the WLRH Community Newsroom, as we talk music and audio production with Charles ‘Toot’ Snoddy, and begin a three-part interview series exploring Huntsville’s theater community as we talk with Luz Latilano and Beth Keys of Lyrique Music Productions. The Sundial Writers Corner will also introduce us to Olivia Fox, one of this year’s winners of the Huntsville Literary Association’s Young Writers Contest. And WLRH's Katy Ganaway talks with Mark Brazeal, ...
Public Radio Hour 'Creepy Apollo, Elder Care, Bicentennial' (7/11/19)
July 18, 2019 12:07 - 48.1 MBIn this hour, we travel back in time as we continue to celebrate Alabama’s Bicentennial, head down to the pond for adventure with Meigan Bailey in the Sundial Writers Corner, and we’ll get stranded on the moon in a creepy radio drama that imagines what would happen if the Apollo 11 mission never made it home. We also launch our newest series of stories exploring the challenges many of us will face with elder care. WLRH's Katy Ganaway introduces us to Lee Judge and her mother, Allene Henderso...
Public Radio Hour 'Sunfish, Bicentennial, Estonia Cyber' 6/20/19
June 24, 2019 17:06 - 45.8 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we'll talk cyber security with Estonian ambassador and former Minister of Cyber Defense Jonatan Vseviov, learn about new protections for the rare Spring Pygmy Sunfish from conservationist Michael Sandel and preview upcoming Bicentennial events with Huntsville Madison County Bicentennial executive director Sally Warden ...
Public Radio Hour 'Listen Local, Clotida, Z. Suara, NextFlex' (6/6/19)
June 19, 2019 15:06 - 97.1 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we’ll hear about the discovery of a former slave-trading vessel, "The Clotilda," learn how Next Flex hopes to expand its student training efforts in advanced manufacturing to north Alabama, discussing the dangers of a too-common ‘Us Versus Them’ mentality with Zulfat Suara, and get an update on the 'Music From The Moon' songwriting contest and Tangled String Fest with Alan Little and John Schmidt from Listen Local Huntsville.
Public Radio Hour 'Apollo 50 at HMCPL, Bicentennial Events' (5/30/19)
June 06, 2019 10:06 - 34.7 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we hear a special episode about Ramadan, the holiest month of the year in the Muslim religion, from 91.3 FM KBCS in Washington's podcast, 'Unmute the Commute.' We hear a touching performance from- and a talk with- retiring harpist of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Katherine Newman. We also talk with local librarians about their collaborations with NASA, and we hear about all there is to do in the month of June, celebrating Alabama's Bicentennial ...
Public Radio Hour 'Mother's Day Musings with the Sundial Writers' 5/9/19
May 21, 2019 16:05 - 74.2 MBIn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, the WLRH Sundial Writers Corner honors Mother's Day with a series of stories, poems and commentaries. Featured writers include Rita Monteiro, Terri French, Sri Bhooshanan, Chris Ferguson, Mariah Beachboard, Monita Soni, Rose Battle, Peggy Tucker, Margaret Vann, Rebecca Harbor Jones, Nancy Rohr, Sally Estes and Cindy Small. And a shout out to the Mother of Sundial and Hall of Fame broadcaster Judy Watters!
Public Radio Hour 'Chasing The Moon, Arthur Hullett' (5/2/19)
May 10, 2019 15:05 - 37.1 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we talk with Robert Stone, producer, director, writer and co-editor of a new PBS American Experience documentary series titled 'Chasing The Moon', which premieres on public television July 8th-10th. The series explores the social, political and technical challenges of the Apollo 11 lunar mission. We'll also hear from Arthur Hullett, one of the early African-Americans working in a technical field at Marshall Space Flight Center during the Apollo progr...
Public Radio Hour 'Statehouse Update, Microplastics, Cancer (4/11/19)
April 19, 2019 15:04 - 37.1 MBOn this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we get an update on the Alabama Legislative Session from Capitol Journal's Don Dailey, including information on the General Fund and bills related to the Anti-Road Rage Act, the Hands-Free Bill, Common Core, a proposal that would ban local governments from banning or restricting the use of single-use plastics, and the likely death of a controversial state ethics revision. WLRH Community Newroom producer Kathy Jones talks with Tennessee Riverkeeper ex...
Public Radio Hour 'Von Braun, A Smart Place, Legislative Update' (4/4/19)
April 11, 2019 12:04 - 36.4 MBOn this episode of the Public Radio Hour. NASA chief historian Dr. Bill Barry and Marshall Space Flight Center historian Brian Odom discuss the legacy of legendary rocket scientist Werner von Braun’s and provide some context to his connections to the Nazi party and desegregation in Alabama. We’ll learn about efforts to connect high school students with jobs at the Mazda Toyota plant, and Georgina Chapman with the Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce talks about job hunting on the 'A...