Feb 15 Shuffle Can Do: Stories of Black Visionaries, Seekers and Entrepreneurs Saturday, February 20, 2010 9pm Producer: The Kitchen Sisters Listen Again From The Kitchen Sisters and PRX, a new Black History Month Special with host, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actress, Alfre Woodard. These stories come from The Kitchen Sisters collection — stories of black pioneers, self-made men and self-taught women, neighborhood heros and visionaries. […] By Todd Mundt Feb 15 Shuffle Can Do: Stories of Black Visionaries, Seekers and Entrepreneurs Todd Mundt
Feb 15 Shuffle Mind the Gap: Why Good Schools are Failing Black Students Saturday, February 20, 2010 8pm Producer: Nancy Solomon Listen Again Award-winning NPR Reporter Nancy Solomon takes you inside a school to hear a discussion on race in the classroom. Listen as students try to explain what went wrong with their education. Join her at the kitchen table with black middle-class parents who thought that a […] By Todd Mundt Feb 15 Shuffle Mind the Gap: Why Good Schools are Failing Black Students Todd Mundt
Feb 8 Shuffle Race and the Space Race Saturday, February 13, 2010 9pm Producer: Richard Paul and Soundprint Listen Again The Space Age began when America was going through a wrenching battle over Civil Rights. And because the heart of the old Confederacy was chosen as its base, NASA played an unintended role in Civil Rights history. In this program, we hear how […] By Todd Mundt Feb 8 Shuffle Race and the Space Race Todd Mundt
Feb 8 Shuffle Who Is This Man? A State of the Re:Union Special Saturday, February 13, 2010 8pm Producer: Al Letson (NPR/PRX) Listen Again MLK Jr.’s “I have a Dream” speech has become the shorthand of the Civil Rights Movement– but we might never have heard it, if it were not for another man, who’s largely been forgotten by history: Bayard Rustin. In this program hour, we explore […] By Todd Mundt Feb 8 Shuffle Who Is This Man? A State of the Re:Union Special Todd Mundt
Jan 25 Shuffle Ideas: In Praise of Ice, part 2 Saturday, January 30, 2010 9pm Part 2: The Opportunities & Challenges of Life With Ice in the 21st Century Producer: CBC Radio One Listen Again For more than four billion years, ever since comets first crashed into the Earth, ice has been inextricably linked to life on this planet. From cold-hardy microbes to freeze-resistant frogs, […] By Todd Mundt Jan 25 Shuffle Ideas: In Praise of Ice, part 2 Todd Mundt
Jan 22 Shuffle Ideas: In Praise of Ice, part 1 Saturday, January 23, 2010 9pm Part 1: Ice and the Evolution of Life on Planet Earth Producer: CBC Radio One Listen Again For more than four billion years, ever since comets first crashed into the Earth, ice has been inextricably linked to life on this planet. From cold-hardy microbes to freeze-resistant frogs, nature has evolved […] By Todd Mundt Jan 22 Shuffle Ideas: In Praise of Ice, part 1 Todd Mundt
Jan 11 Shuffle News 2.0: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media, Part 2 Saturday, January 16, 2010 9pm Producer: CBC News Listen Again For more than a hundred years, the tools of journalistic production – the ability to report, photograph and record events and distribute that material to a mass audience – have resided in the hands of a small group of people who, by convention and by […] By Todd Mundt Jan 11 Shuffle News 2.0: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media, Part 2 Todd Mundt
Jan 4 Shuffle News 2.0: The Future of News in the Age of Social Media, Part 1 Saturday, January 9, 2010 9pm Producer: CBC News Listen Again For more than a hundred years, the tools of journalistic production – the ability to report, photograph and record events and distribute that material to a mass audience – have resided in the hands of a small group of people who, by convention and by […] By Todd Mundt Jan 4 Shuffle News 2.0: The Future of News in the Age of Social Media, Part 1 Todd Mundt
Dec 28 Shuffle Divorced Kid Saturday, January 2, 2010 9pm Producer: Sasha Aslanian/American Public Media Listen Again Award-winning former American RadioWorks’ producer Sasha Aslanian explores the “divorce revolution” of the 1970s through the perspective of kids–like herself–who lived through it, and experts who have had three decades to make sense of it. The documentary includes interviews with Avery Corman, the […] By Todd Mundt Dec 28 Shuffle Divorced Kid Todd Mundt
Dec 21 Shuffle Amazing Grace: The Story of Willie Nelson Saturday, December 26, 2009 Producer: KUT, Austin Listen Again He was abandoned by his parents as a toddler. As a young struggling songwriter, he crisscrossed the country playing honky tonks and selling encyclopedias door-to-door just to feed his family. Today, Willie Nelson is an American icon and a true Texas iconoclast–but how he got there […] By Todd Mundt Dec 21 Shuffle Amazing Grace: The Story of Willie Nelson Todd Mundt
Nov 23 Shuffle Wired for Sound: Music and the Brain Saturday, November 28, 2009 Producer: CBC Radio 2 Listen Again On this episode of The Nerve, host Jowi Taylor takes you on an aural journey, from the creation of sound at its source, through the air and the outer ear to the cochlea, the spinal column, and the cerebral cortex. On the way, you’ll hear […] By Todd Mundt Nov 23 Shuffle Wired for Sound: Music and the Brain Todd Mundt
Nov 16 Shuffle The Pipe, the Drum and the Thunder Run: Music and War Saturday, November 21, 2009 Producer: CBC Radio 2 Listen Again On this episode of The Nerve, host Jowi Taylor surveys the entwined histories of war and music. Military music is meant to stir the blood. In order to achieve this, some instruments, some compositions, some sounds are more favoured than others. The Israelites used trumpets […] By Todd Mundt Nov 16 Shuffle The Pipe, the Drum and the Thunder Run: Music and War Todd Mundt
Nov 9 Shuffle Sentimental Journey: Music and Emotion Saturday, November 14, 2009 Producer: CBC Radio 2 Listen Again Some music expresses joy; other music expresses sorrow. It also can affect our emotions and *make* us happy or sad. On this episode of The Nerve, host Jowi Taylor asks what makes sad music sad, and whether those elements are universal across cultures. Music is […] By Todd Mundt Nov 9 Shuffle Sentimental Journey: Music and Emotion Todd Mundt
Nov 2 Shuffle myTunes: Music and Identity Saturday, November 7, 2009 Producer: CBC Radio 2 Listen Again Today, it seems, everyone has the opportunity to create their very own personal soundtrack to their lives. There’s a very simple reason that the iPod starts with the letter “I”. On this episode of The Nerve, host Jowi Taylor examines how music plays an integral […] By Todd Mundt Nov 2 Shuffle myTunes: Music and Identity Todd Mundt
Oct 26 Shuffle Enchanted, Entranced: Music and Spirituality Saturday, October 31, 2009 Producer: CBC Radio 2 Listen Again In Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and every minor religion around the world, music has been used as a tool to elevate the spirit or unite the faithful. On this episode of The Nerve, host Jowi Taylor looks at how music has come to be […] By Todd Mundt Oct 26 Shuffle Enchanted, Entranced: Music and Spirituality Todd Mundt