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Jade City Pharaoh - Ibrahim & the Real Americans
Thursday, February 09 2012
by Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas
"Why go where people don't want you?"
The construction of an Islamic cultural center in one of Jade City’s least tolerant neighborhoods fuels hostility against the city’s Muslim community. Can superhero Herald MF Jones prevent anger from escalating into violence?
Fringe-ology
Thursday, February 09 2012
by Alex Granados and Frank Stasio
www.stevevolk.com
When journalist Steve Volk was a kid, something strange happened to him and his family. It seemed like a scene from the movie "Poltergeist," and to this day he isn't quite sure how to explain it. But questions about that experience led Volk to explore all kinds of strange phenomena, including lucid dreaming, remote viewing and UFOs. He collects his findings in his new book, "Fringe-ology: How I Tried to Explain Away the Unexplainable – And Couldn't" (HarperOne/2011). Host Frank Stasio talks to Volk about his research into the paranormal.
The Festival of the Black Christ
Wednesday, February 08 2012
by Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas
Every October, tens of thousands of people make a pilgrimage to Portobelo, a quiet fishing town in Panama’s Colon Province, to visit El Cristo Negro – the Black Christ. It’s a life-sized figure of Jesus carved from dark mahogany. That powerful symbol, which has been in Portobelo since the 17th century, represents both the proud spirit and spiritual identity of this unique Central American community. Host Frank Stasio talks about the people of Portobelo, the Black Christ figure and the annual festival that celebrates it with Renee Alexander Craft, a writer and assistant professor of communication studies and global studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
This show originally aired on October 20, 2011. For a link to the audio, click here.
Viet Nam's Haunting Legacy
Tuesday, February 07 2012
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were born in the same year and came of age during the Viet Nam War. They took different roads to avoid fighting in the conflict, but that didn't hurt their presidential campaigns or their ability to lead. Every U.S. president since Nixon has been affected by the American involvement in Viet Nam. Legendary journalist Marvin Kalb and his daughter, Deborah Kalb, examine the relationship between the war and the American presidency in their new book, "Haunting Legacy: Viet Nam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama" (Brookings Institution Press/2011). The Kalbs join host Frank Stasio to discuss why the legacy of the Viet Nam War endures and what it means for the current war in Afghanistan.
Meet Lauren Winner
Monday, February 06 2012
by Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas
www.laurenwinner.net
In 2002, theologian and writer Lauren Winner was feeling blessed to have found what felt like faith’s perfect fit in Christianity. She converted from Judaism and wrote about her spiritual transition in the best-selling memoir “Girl Meets God.” Two years after that book was published, Winner lost her mother to cancer. A few years later, she lost her marriage. She was in fear of losing her faith when she rediscovered her belief in God through civic engagement and community service. Winner’s new book, “Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis” (HarperCollins/2012) is a reflection on that difficult period in her life and an exploration on how to be an engaged Christian in times of personal crisis. She joins host Frank Stasio to talk about facing faith head-on and how writing has helped her develop her sense of spirituality.
Carolina Valentine
Friday, February 03 2012
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
Photo by Bernard Thomas
Jeffrey Beam is a well known poet around the Triangle and for 35 years he was a librarian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His love for the people of that institution and its campus is reflected in his work. Beam retired from the university in November. On Thursday, February 9th, he will give a special reading called “Carolina Valentine” at Historic Playmakers Theater on the campus of UNC. Beam joins host Frank Stasio in the studio today to talk about his career and how he plans to keep himself busy in retirement.
Cymbeline
Friday, February 03 2012
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
“Cymbeline” is unanimously considered Shakespeare’s most difficult play to stage. That might be because it’s incredibly hard to follow on the page, even with the help of color-coded flow charts. The play includes a war, a decapitated head, poison, mistaken identity, the appearance of a Roman god and an ending scene with 17 revelations in a row. The Fiasco Theater Company of New York has fearlessly staged “Cymbeline” to rave reviews. The six-member ensemble brings their production to the campus of Duke University this weekend. Jessie Austrian, Noah Brody and Ben Steinfeld are co-artistic directors and founders of Fiasco Theater Company. They join host Frank Stasio to talk about one of the Bard’s wackier works.
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