Program Highlights
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Professor T Schedule Correction
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Credit: Courtesy of Ari Michelson
Neil Diamond: Hot August Night
In August 2012, legendary singer-songwriter Neil Diamond made a triumphant return to the celebrated Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. This magical evening celebrated the 40th anniversary of the original multiplatinum-selling Hot August Night collection that was recorded at the same venue in 1972.
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Photo credit Ben Hicks
Troubled Waters: A Turtle’s Tale
A critical look at the effects of global warming, water pollution and our “throw-away” plastic lifestyle on this keystone species…and inevitably ourselves.
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Speaking Grief
This documentary validates grief as a normal, healthy part of the human experience. Speaking Grief also addresses the role support from friends and family plays in a person’s grief experience.
By Fred Vigeant
Thursday, August 13 at 7pm
People of color are regularly undercounted in the census. We’ll explore the importance of this once-a-decade count and the ways it directly impacts our community.
News
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Good thinking: How Rodin ensured the financial future of his Paris museum
Musée Rodin in the southwest corner of Paris has a unique economic model to keep it running … and it involves selling some of the artwork.
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Azar leads highest-level US delegation to Taiwan in decades
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Matt Rourke
‘It’s ridiculous’: States struggle to accommodate COVID-19 positive voters
“If we want voter confidence, we can’t make them choose between exercising their right to vote and their health.”
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David Goldman
COVID-19 may never go away-with or without a vaccine
The first thing to remember is that we haven’t been successful at eradicating many viruses at all.
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Jemal Countess
Children can get severe COVID-19, CDC says — especially Black and Hispanic children
Researchers don’t fully understand why some racial groups are hospitalized at higher rates than others.
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Jim Watson
In executive actions, Trump extends unemployment benefits
The actions amount to a stopgap measure, after failing to secure an agreement with Congress.
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Courtesy of Maria Hernandez
Extended families living together raise risks for COVID-19 transmission
Public health experts are concerned about the spread of the coronavirus within multigenerational households. Families of color tend to live in such households more than white families.
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Brent Stirton
Without federal protections, farm workers risk coronavirus infection to harvest crops
Nationally, there have been at least 3,600 cases of farmworkers testing positive for COVID-19, according to media reports gathered by the National Center for Farmworker Health.
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Gene J. Puskar
2 out of 3 churchgoers: It’s safe to resume in-person worship
The strong support for reopening houses of worship suggests that Americans are eager to resume their routines, though important distinctions remain, especially along racial lines.
By NPR
Wednesday, August 19 at 7pm
WITF is cracking open our archival programming vault for a special Our Town Watch Party! Join us and learn about the history of Lititz and why it earned the reputation of “America’s coolest small town.”
Now in its eighth year, Transforming Health‘s Summer Read is proud to announce its selection for 2020: Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant.
