Archive for March, 2006

Moyers Interview

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

Host Frank Stasio speaks with journalist Bill Moyers about the current state of journalism, covering modern religion, and the political right’s embrace of environmental issues. Moyers was in Greensboro to speak as part of the Bryan Series at Guilford College. (17:30)

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Megachurches

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

Megachurches – places of worship with more than 2,000 members – are growing. The number has doubled in the last five years, with nearly fifty percent of all megachurches located in the South. Thirty-nine megachurches are now in North Carolina, offering everything from the latest in technology to singles groups to services to fit busy schedules. How do we pick a church? And does the rise of megachurches signal a change in the way we practice faith? Host Frank Stasio talks with Melissa Rogers, professor of religion and public policy at the Divinity School at Wake Forest University; and David Rambo, author of the play “God’s Man in Texas”. Listener Call-In. (40:00)

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Sunshine Laws

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

Public records are, by definition, the property of all of us. But every year the North Carolina General Assembly passes laws and provisions that make access to certain public records more difficult. Host Frank Stasio speaks with Matthew Eisley, a reporter with the News and Observer of Raleigh, about the importance of sunshine laws and the current state of open records in North Carolina. (17:30) (SD)

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Newspaper Merger

Monday, March 13th, 2006

This morning, Knight-Ridder announced it was selling its newspaper operations to the McClatchy Company for $4.5 billion. The deal has repercussions here in North Carolina, as McClatchy will now own the two largest and most influential newspapers in the state – the News and Observer of Raleigh and the Charlotte Observer. Host Frank Stasio talks to UNC-Chapel Hill journalism professor Phil Meyer about the effects of the deal. (12:00)

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Our Human Hearts

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Throughout history the human heart has been viewed with spiritual wonder and mechanical fascination. We treat our heart as the resting place of the soul or the biological marvel of nature’s ingenuity, but in matters of healthcare we rarely treat our heart as both. How could we benefit from whole-heart healthcare? Host Frank Stasio talks with Howard Carter, author of “Our Human Hearts” (Kent State University Press/2006) and adjunct professor of social medicine at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine; and Bill Hayes, president and executive producer of Advanced Medical Productions and Figure Eight Films. Listener Call-In. (40:00)

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