Jan 28 Story Exchange Are Urban Industries Endangering Neighborhoods? Louisville’s Rubbertown neighborhood is home to the largest carbide (a chemical compound) furnace in the world. Several miles east, the Butchertown neighborhood hosts one of the nation’s largest urban slaughterhouses. There were accidents at both of these facilities in the same week in late March, and the city is developing a new notification system for […] By Todd Mundt Jan 28 Story Exchange Are Urban Industries Endangering Neighborhoods? Todd Mundt
Oct 19 Shuffle Stories from the Heart of the Land, part I Saturday, October 23, 2010 9pm Producer: Atlantic Public Media Listen Again You may have noticed that every time you print from your computer, you are faced with a choice: Portrait or Landscape. That can represent a way of looking at the world. One or the other: The head and shoulders of the human form vs. […] By Todd Mundt Oct 19 Shuffle Stories from the Heart of the Land, part I Todd Mundt
Oct 12 Shuffle The Hyzdu Diaries Saturday, October 16, 2010 9pm Producer: Mark Moran, KJZZ Listen Again The history of professional baseball is checkered with can’t miss prospects who never made it to the big leagues. But most guys quit trying after five, six, 10, 15 years. Not Adam Hyzdu. The first round draft pick tried for 16 seasons to get […] By Todd Mundt Oct 12 Shuffle The Hyzdu Diaries Todd Mundt
Sep 14 Shuffle War Vets Saturday, September 18, 2010 9pm Producer: Conrad Bishop Listen Again The voices of fourteen men and women who served in the military during times of war. What got you into the service? What did you do there? How were you different when you came home? The program includes veterans from the Spanish Civil War through […] By Todd Mundt Sep 14 Shuffle War Vets Todd Mundt
Sep 7 Shuffle Dina’s Diary: Journey of a Cancer Survivor Saturday, September 11, 2010 9pm Producer: Capital Public Radio Listen Again Two weeks before Thanksgiving Day 2005, Dina Howard was diagnosed with breast cancer. Over the ensuing months, the 39-year-old mother of two faced agonizing decisions about surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. At the time of her diagnosis, Dina, a former actress and arts administrator, was […] By Todd Mundt Sep 7 Shuffle Dina’s Diary: Journey of a Cancer Survivor Todd Mundt
Sep 2 Shuffle Sisters in Pain Saturday, September 4, 2010 9pm Producer: Down to Earth Productions Listen Again More Information When a battered woman resorts to violence against her abuser, is she guilty of a crime? Or do her actions qualify as justifiable self-defense? In the Peabody Award-winning documentary Sisters in Pain, three formerly battered women share their riveting, intimate and […] By Todd Mundt Sep 2 Shuffle Sisters in Pain Todd Mundt
Aug 9 Shuffle State of the Re:Union: Motor City Rebound Saturday, August 14, 2010 9pm Producer: Al Letson, PRX/NPR Listen Again If you listen to the news, you’ve heard a lot about Detroit lately, none of it very good. This week, State of the Re:Union and host Al Letson travels to Detroit to move beyond the headlines and explore the Motor City. By Todd Mundt Aug 9 Shuffle State of the Re:Union: Motor City Rebound Todd Mundt
Jul 27 Shuffle Africa's Holy Healers Saturday, July 31, 2010 9pm Producer: America Abroad Media Listen Again Sub-Saharan Africa is a religious place. It’s also riddled with disease. AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis prey upon Africa’s faithful, often in the prime of their lives. And anemic public health systems can’t carry the cross. And so, into the valleys of death step medical […] By Todd Mundt Jul 27 Shuffle Africa's Holy Healers Todd Mundt
Jul 21 Shuffle Southern Slices: Summer Stories Saturday, July 24, 2010 9pm Producer: John Biewen/Center for Documentary Studies Listen Again Radio-making isn’t just for professionals. Every summer, several dozen people from across the country converge on the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University to learn the skills of audio documentary work — recording, shaping and crafting a piece, and mixing it […] By Todd Mundt Jul 21 Shuffle Southern Slices: Summer Stories Todd Mundt
Jul 14 Shuffle State of the Re:Union: Milwaukee Saturday, July 17, 2010 9pm Producer: Al Letson, PRX/NPR Listen Again Milwaukee, Wisconsin, once referred to as “America’s Machine Shop”, has suffered a similar fate to other rust-belt cities. But despite the decline of some of its industries, passionate, hard-working citizens are changing this manufacturing mecca into a city of ideas. Host Al Letson explores […] By Todd Mundt Jul 14 Shuffle State of the Re:Union: Milwaukee Todd Mundt
Jul 8 Shuffle No Brother of Mine Saturday, July 10, 2010 9pm Producer: 2 Below Zero Listen Again This documentary includes sexual subject matter; listener discretion is advised. “No Brother of Mine” offers an unflinching look at U.S. sex offender policy that reaches beyond the headlines and into the lives of real people. Reported over four years by award-winning independent producers Todd […] By Todd Mundt Jul 8 Shuffle No Brother of Mine Todd Mundt
Jul 8 Shuffle State of the Re:Union: Oakridge, OR Saturday, July 10, 2010 8pm Producer: Al Letson, PRX/NPR Listen Again Back in the timber industry’s heyday, small mill towns in Oregon were thriving. Business was booming. Then in the early 1990s, the saws stopped. The mills shut down and their economies crumbled. State of the Re:Union surveys how a town that has lost its […] By Todd Mundt Jul 8 Shuffle State of the Re:Union: Oakridge, OR Todd Mundt
Jun 29 Shuffle State of the Re:Union: New Orleans Saturday, July 3, 2010 9pm Producer: Al Letson, PRX/NPR Listen Again The city of New Orleans is as proud of its traditions as it is steeped in them. But since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the city and its residents have been thrust into new relationships with those very traditions they hold so dear. State […] By Todd Mundt Jun 29 Shuffle State of the Re:Union: New Orleans Todd Mundt
Jun 28 Shuffle Snap Judgment: Warning Signs Saturday, July 3, 2010 8pm Producer: Glynn Washington/NPR/PRX Listen Again Snap Judgment tells intriguing stories about extraordinary and defining events in people’s lives. Snap Judgment’s raw, intimate, and musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see a sliver of the world through another’s eye. This week, before the universe knocks you upside the head, it […] By Todd Mundt Jun 28 Shuffle Snap Judgment: Warning Signs Todd Mundt
Jun 21 Shuffle Snap Judgment: Something Ain't Right Saturday, June 26, 2010 8pm Producer: Glynn Washington/NPR/PRX Listen Again Snap Judgment tells intriguing stories about extraordinary and defining events in people’s lives. Snap Judgment’s raw, intimate, and musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see a sliver of the world through another’s eye. This week, you know the feeling…that tickle of panic, when the […] By Todd Mundt Jun 21 Shuffle Snap Judgment: Something Ain't Right Todd Mundt