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Fair Game: Author John Bowe
October 17, 2007
Author John Bowe talks about his investigation into current-day slavery in America.
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MICHAEL ISIKOFF:
December 14, 2006
Faith talks with Newsweek investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff about at least a couple of the 79 Iraq Study Report recommendations
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Alabama Life - September 3, 2006
September 3, 2006
Jennifer Horne interviews poet Kathy Starbuck.
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Alabama Life - August 6
August 6, 2006
On this episode of Alabama Life: Changes at Alabama Public Radio, making movies in Huntsville with the Film Co-op, and on the road again with storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham.
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Alabama Life - July 30, 2006
July 30, 2006
Sweet Potato Queen Jill Connor Browne is coming to Birmingham to help raise funds for Birmingham's Literacy Council. Also, storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham tells a tale about the Civil War and a famous rose bush in downtown Selma, Alabama.
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Alabama Life - July 23, 2006
July 23, 2006
We start with a report on the drought in Alabama. Then we take a road trip with storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham. First stop: Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church and cemetery.
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Alabama Life - July 16, 2006
July 16, 2006
On this episode of Alabama Life: A report on a statewide effort to improve students' grades in math and science; a preview of stories to come from Gina Smith, who recently traveled to Cuba; and the storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham misses some of the old adages.
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Alabama Life - July 9
July 9, 2006
A look at the summer reading program at the Tuscaloosa Public Library, as well as the Alabama Reading Initiative summer training. Plus, storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham remembers the old Brownie cameras.
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Alabama Life - July 2, 2006
July 2, 2006
A quick wrap-up of some Alabama news, then a summertime story from Storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham.
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Alabama Life - June 25, 2006
June 25, 2006
Although it's officially summer, the public and library communities in Alabama have been active. Public librarians are attending a series of town meetings, and educators are learning more about integrating technology into their classrooms. That's on this edition of Alabama Life, as well as a story from the storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham.
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Alabama Life - June 18, 2006
June 18, 2006
Father's Day edition of Alabama Life, including stories from Wendy Reed Bruce and LaVale Mills -- but first, a story from the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Alabama Life - June 11, 2006
June 11, 2006
Alabama citizens vote overwhelmingly for a state amendment banning same-sex marriage. We'll have more details and opinions from folks on the issue on this episode of Alabama Life. Also, APR debuts 2 new podcasts this week. We'll preview one of them. Listen to the APR Events Calendar and hear a story from Kathryn Tucker Windham.
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Alabama Life - June 4, 2006
June 4, 2006
Reps from the College Republicans and Democrats talk about voting; the Storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham has a cool story for a hot day; and we check out the APR Events Calendar.
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Alabama Life - May 28, 2006
May 28, 2006
Memorial Day edition of Alabama Life with a StoryCorps story from a World War II vet, and a story about childhood imagination from the storyteller, Kathryn Tucker Windham.
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Alabama Life - May 21, 2006
May 21, 2006
Calvin Woods has written a song called, "Wave Your Flag and Say Alabama." Our music director David Duff talked with him about for this edition of Alabama Life. Also, the storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham has a summertime story.
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Alabama Life - May 14, 2006
May 14, 2006
On this Mother's Day edition of Alabama Life we listen to a conversation recorded at the StoryCorps MobileBooth last November when Nidia Spence interviewed her mother, Lillian Kirby. Then we visit with Alabama folk artist Charlie Lucas, and finally hear a butterfly story from the Storyteller, Kathryn Tucker Windham.
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Alabama Life - May 7, 2006
May 7, 2006
Podcasting Alabama Life and other programs from Alabama Public Radio; a bit of linguistic analysis from the Storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham. Have you heard of ALL those old sayings? I'll bet you haven't!
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Alabama Life - April 30, 2006
April 30, 2006
Chocolate! Dessert! And the APR Events Calender.
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Alabama Life - April 24, 2006
April 24, 2006
The Montgomery Symphony Orchestra is wrapping up the season with a double header. Our classical music host David Duff asked about it when he spoke to the general manager of the orchestra.
Also, President Bush visited Alabama on April 19. He spoke at Tuskegee University, and we'll hear a little bit from his speech today's program.
The Storyteller, Kathryn Tucker Windham, talks about one of her trashy hobbies.
And finally, a few items from the APR Events Calendar.
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Alabama Life - April 16, 2006
April 16, 2006
Unusually dry in southern parts of Alabama? Get the details on this episode of Alabama Life. Plus the storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham remembers a baby Easter chick she got as a kid. It didn't turn out so well.
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Alabama Life - April 9, 2006
April 9, 2006
Brett Tannehill has a story about filing taxes online; Butler Cain talks with our Montgomery Bureau reporter Gina Smith about the end of the 2006 regular legislative session; Kathryn Tucker Windham talks about weather-predicting chickens.
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Alabama Life - April 2, 2006
April 2, 2006
Following up on a couple of stories regarding Sunshine Week, a 'surprise-in-the-mail' story from Kathryn Tucker Windham, and raising money for Alabama Public Radio.
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Alabama Life - March 26, 2006
March 26, 2006
On this episode of Alabama Life, we're exploring Spring through the stories of the storyteller, Kathyrn Tucker Windham.
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Alabama Life - March 19, 2006
March 19, 2006
Alabama Governor Bob Riley talks with APR's Gina Smith. Brett Tannehill looks into a story about bamboo farms in Alabama. And storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham talks about one inch tall weather forecasters.
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Alabama Life - March 12, 2005
March 12, 2006
On the show today: Sunshine Week, the Sucarnochee Revue and Kathryn Tucker Windham's favorite winter flower.
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Alabama Life - March 5, 2006
March 5, 2006
Two classical performers talk about their concerts and Auburn's Wayne Flynt talks about To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee and Truman Capote.
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Alabama Life - February 26, 2006
March 1, 2006
Experimenting with alternative fuels in Auburn; remembering Mabel Smythe Haith and her contribution to the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art in Atlanta; early signs of Spring and its effect on Alabama's peach crop; and storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham's tattoo story.
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Alabama Life - February 19, 2006
February 19, 2006
On this edition of Alabama Life we preview Prototype, a new podcast show from Alabama Public Radio.
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Alabama Life - January 22, 2006
January 22, 2006
On this episode of Alabama Life - Those behind the scenes who make sure legislative procedure is carried out properly; remembering Wilson Pickett; and things you don't normally hear in church.
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Alabama Life - February 12, 2006
February 12, 2006
On this episode of Alabama Life - Congressman Artur Davis visits congregations in his district whose church buildings were burned. A convenience store in Snead offers free drinks for knowing Bible verses. Hear a report from Mardi Gras in Mobile. And listen to snow stories from the Storyteller.
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Alabama Life - January 29, 2006
January 29, 2006
On this episode of Alabama Life: Celebrating the Chinese New Year in Alabama, Alabama's sister city in China, and organizational ideas from storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham.
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Alabama Life - February 5, 2006
February 5, 2006
The StoryCorps MobileBooth came to Alabama in November. On this edition of Alabama Life, we will replay four of those stories heard during the original broadcast on November 6, 2005.
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Listen to Alabama Life from 12-04-2005
December 4, 2005
Several feature stories from the APR News team and a story from Kathryn Tucker Windham.
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Listen to Alabama Life from 11-27-2005
November 27, 2005
On this edition of Alabama Life: StoryCorps interviews, Events Calendar and a story from the Storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham.
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Listen to Alabama Life from 11-20-2005
November 20, 2005
On this edition of Alabama Life: Two StoryCorps interviews, a preview of holiday events, and old sayings from Kathryn Tucker Windham.
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Listen to Alabama Life from 11-13-2005
November 13, 2005
On this edition of Alabama Life, listen to a story from a veteran of WWII, hear the history of Discovering Alabama, and learn what it was like to work in the newspaper business before computers.
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Listen to Alabama Life from 11-6-2005
November 6, 2005
The StoryCorps MobileBooth is now in Alabama. They began recording stories this past Thursday and through the weekend, and on this edition of Alabama Life, we will play four of those stories.
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Listen to Alabama Life from 10-30-2005
October 30, 2005
Now that Harriet Miers has taken herself out of consideration for a seat on the Supreme Court, people are talking about the qualifications they'd like to see in the President's next choice. We'll see what some senators in Washington are saying, including Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions.
Also, we have a report on former governor Don Siegelman's indictment on charges of bribery, extortion and racketeering. Listen to some of the people who attended a memorial service for Rosa Parks who talk about what an inspiration she was to them. And storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham talks about Halloween, Jeffery, and tells a ghost story. APR - Alabama Public Radio
Listen to Alabama Life from 10-23-2005
October 23, 2005
The U.S. Secretary of State came home for a visit and lecture. Condoleeza Rice visited the University of Alabama and talked about growing up in Alabama and how the nation overcame segregation. Listen to some of her comments on this edition of Alabama Life. We'll also look at the APR Events Calendar and hear from the storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham.
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Listen to Alabama Life from 10-16-2005
October 16, 2005
From the Westervelt-Warner Museum to the Kentuck Arts Festival to the APR Events Calender, this is the ART edition of Alabama Life.
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Listen to Alabama Life from 10-9-05
October 9, 2005
Tune in for a quick history lesson on this episode of Alabama Life. Learn more about the beginnings of public radio and more about how Alabama Public Radio came to be. Plus the storyteller tells about the Tale Tellin' Festival that happens each year in Selma, Alabama. Kathyrn Tucker Windham was there when it got started, and previews the event happening October 14 and 15.
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Listen to Alabama Life from 10-2-2005
October 2, 2005
We're talking about stories this week. The StoryCorps project is coming to Alabama in November. Zachary Barr is an advance coordinator for the project. He came by Alabama Public Radio to help us prepare for the StoryCorps Mobile Booth visit, and then he spent a little time in the production studio talking about the project and what it means to you. Storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham has a few words about the importance of recording those family stories. Plus, we have a look at events from the APR Events Calendar.
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Listen to Alabama Life from 9-25-2005
September 25, 2005
A dear friend and long-time supporter of Alabama Public Radio passed away recently. We remember Joyce Mahan today and listen back to an essay she wrote for APR. Also, the Birmingham Post-Herald printed its last issue on September 23. Our news director has a conversation with its editor and president. David Duff, our classical host, reads Vivaldi's Autumn sonnet from the Four Seasons. Fall brings back childhood memories for storyteller Kathyrn Tucker Windham. Plus we have another look at the APR Events Calendar.
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Listen to Alabama Life from 9-18-2005
September 18, 2005
September 17 was US Constitution Day, designed to educate the public about the constitution of the United States. It was ratified more than two centuries ago. Now another constitutional debate is occurring, but this time in Iraq. Many Iraqis in America are hoping to cast their vote. One of them is a professor at Jacksonville State University in Calhoun County, Alabama. Also, storyteller and author Kathryn Tucker Windham remembers Joe Smitherman, former mayor of Selma, Alabama. Plus we have a look at the APR Events calendar.
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Listen to Alabama Life from 9-11-2005
September 11, 2005
It has been four years since the largest terrorist attack on US soil. Now the Gulf Coast has experienced possibly the worst natural disaster in US history.
Lawmakers wonder why 9-11 didn't better prepare emergency management for dealing with Hurricane Katrina. People in downtown Tuscaloosa talk about the recovery New York made and ways the Gulf Coast might do the same. Plus, we have a story about the Navy's Blue Angels and the service men and women on the ground who help keep pilots in the air.
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