Archive for February, 2005

Michael Malone/Dealing With Heartbreak

Monday, February 14th, 2005

The Killing Club: Host Melinda Penkava talks with award-winning novelist and soap-opera writer Michael Malone about his new novel “The Killing Card” (Hyperion 2005). Malone co-authored the book with One Life to Live character Marcie Walsh. Listener Call-In. (48:00)

Dealing With Heartbreak: Jennifer Deer, an independent producer, seeks solace from other victims of heartbreak. (12:00)

Musicians In Their Own Words: Emmy Lou Harris. (7:00)

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Military Airspace/Bonus Army

Friday, February 11th, 2005

Military Airspace: The US Navy and Marine Corps are asking for 900 square miles of airspace over eastern North Carolina. The request is being challenged by environmental groups. Host Melinda Penkava speaks with Wade Rawlins, reporter with the Raleigh News and Observer, about the current court case. (9:00)

Bonus Army: In the summer of 1932, thousands of WWI veterans marched to Washington, D.C. to demand early payment of a cash bonus the government had promised them. The veterans group, known as the Bonus Army, was racially integrated, and they stayed in camps around the city. In late July, fearing the veterans were getting unruly, Gen. Douglas MacArthur ordered regular Army troops to disperse the camps and forcefully expel the veterans from Washington. The veterans’ demands for a bonus were not fully met until Congress passed the GI Bill in 1944. Host Melinda Penkava talks with Thomas B. Allen, co-author of “The Bonus Army: An American Epic” (Walker & Company/2005), about the Bonus Army veterans and their legacy. Listener Call-In. (59:00)

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Science Contest/Kathy Pories/Donald Davis

Thursday, February 10th, 2005

Siemens Westinghouse Competition Winners: What was your greatest accomplishment at the age of 17? Host Melinda Penkava talks with Xianlin Li & Lucie Guo, two seniors at the North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics in Durham who won $100,000 prize in the team category at this year’s Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology. The two 17-year-olds, who will share the prize equally, won the contest for their research on identifying new biomarkers that could improve the early detection and treatment of breast cancer. (12:00)

Holiday Books: Host Melinda Penkava talks wtih Kathy Pories, an editor at Algonquin Books in Chapel Hill about the publishing house’s offerings for holiday books: “Christmas in the South: Holiday Stories from the South’s Best Writers” (Algonquin/October 2004) and “New Stories from the South 2004” edited by Shannon Ravenel (Algonquin/2004). (20:00)

On The Job/Storyteller-in-Residence: Storytelling is an age-old tradition. Despite the fast pace of the 21st century, or perhaps because of it, storytelling is still going strong. Host Melinda Penkava finds out what it’s like to be the storyteller-in-residence at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts from Donald Davis, a professional storyteller who holds that title. (17:30)

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Bears/Koinonia Farm/Blue

Thursday, February 10th, 2005

Bears In North Carolina: Thousands of black bears are hunkered down in their dens for the winter, and North Carolina black bear biologist, Mark Jones, doesn’t recommend rousing them. Host Melinda Penkava talks with Jones about North Carolina’s black bears and the new documentary, “The Bear Facts: The Story of a North Carolina Treasure” (NC Wildlife Resources Commission / 2005). Listener Call-In. (32:00)

Koinonia Farm: In 1942, Georgia native, farmer and preacher Clarence Jordan had a vision. He bought 400 acres of farmland in southwest Georgia and began a Christian community where black and white families farmed side-by-side, broke bread at the same table, and were paid the same wages. Host Melinda Penkava talks with author Dallas Lee (“The Cotton Patch Evidence” / Harper & Row 1971) about the birthplace of Habitat for Humanity. A PBS documentary on Koinonia Farm, “Briars in the Cotton Patch,” airs on UNC-TV this weekend. (10:00)

Blue: “Blue,” a semi-autobiographical, coming-of-age comedy premieres at the Raleigh Little Theater this weekend. Host Melinda Penkava talks with playwright Charles Randolph-Wright. (7:30)

The Future of Health Care

Wednesday, February 9th, 2005

President Bush has released his federal budget proposal, and it includes major cuts in Medicaid benefits to the states. At the same time, the 20th annual Emerging Issues Forum in Raleigh has wrapped up with several policy recommendations for health care in North Carolina. Host Melinda Penkava leads a discussion about Medicaid funding and the future of health care in the state. Guests include: Roland Stephen, senior faculty fellow for the Institute for Emerging Issues; Adam Searing, project director for the North Carolina Health Access Coalition; Joe Coletti, fiscal policy analyst at the John Locke Foundation; and Keith Crisco, president of Asheboro Elastics Corporation. Listener Call-In. (59:00)

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