Archive for February, 2006

So You Want To Be A Sports Official?

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

Host Frank Stasio speaks with Dave DeWitt, managing editor at The State of Things, about the thankless of job of officiating athletic contests. (5:00)

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Local Politics And The Global War On Terror

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

A private charter aircraft company in North Carolina has been named, along with the CIA, in an ACLU lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges Aero Contractors and two other private companies were involved with the CIA-led extraordinary rendition and torture of a German citizen, Khaled El-Masri. Now, a group of North Carolina activists want local and state authorities to investigate Aero Contractors, and hold the company accountable for any illegal activity it may be involved with. Host Frank Stasio talks with Patrick O’Neill, member of the group Stop Torture Now, about his group’s effort to draw attention to the issue. He also talks with Scott Silliman, executive director at the Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security at the Duke University Law School, about the ACLU case and other legal efforts to bring civil and criminal charges against individuals and corporations working under contract with the CIA. Can and should private companies like Aero Contractors be held accountable? Listener Call-in. (40:00)

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Black History You Don’t Know

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

Host Frank Stasio speaks with author and historian Tim Tyson, who tells stories of black history from North Carolina and explains what the stories mean in the context of the struggle for civil rights. (8:00)

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Coupling

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

Scott Huler and June Spence
It’s Valentine’s Day, but we are NOT going to talk about flowers or chocolate or greetings cards. Instead we’re going to get to the heart (ha, ha) of the matter and talk about love. Coupling, to be exact, is today’s topic. Host Frank Stasio speaks with Liza Weiland, author of two novels, two short story collections, a new book of poems and the essay “Preserved in Salt: How Emeril Live! and Egyptology are Saving My Marriage” which is collected in he new anthology “Why I’m Still Married (Hudson Street Press/2005). Wieland splits her time and her marriage between Oriental, NC and Fresno, CA. Also on the show: Dr. Redford Williams, Director of the Behavioral Medicine Research Center at Duke University Medical Center discusses the health benefits of long term relationships; and married writers Scot Huler, author of “Defining the Wind” (Three Rivers Press/2005) and June Spence, author of “Change Baby” (Riverhead Trade Books, 2005) join the conversation to talk about competition and cooperation for the long haul. Listener Call-In. (59:00)

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Intentional Communities

Monday, February 13th, 2006

Intentional communities are popping up across the nation. But how we define “community” is shifting. Where we buy our groceries and what neighborhoods we live in are all intentional decisions. So what makes an intentional community a success – or failure? Host Frank Stasio talks with community leaders about what works and what doesn’t. Guests include: Liz Walker of EcoVillage Ithaca, New York; Jane Ball-Groom of Soul City, North Carolina; and Ruffin Slater, general manager of Weaver Street Market. Listener Call-In. (59:00)

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