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December 8, 2009
PRX Goes Polar
Hi friend of PRX,
Is it just us or is December already too darn cold? PRX’s Kerri Hoffman just returned from a Hawaii vacation (third time this year but who’s counting…) and she sent this photo.
We hope the smarties in balmy Copenhagen get it sorted out. PRX has a way for you to get in that climate change groove. Or, throw up your mittens and just surrender to the winter holidays!
The Retro Cocktail Hour Christmas Party Kansas Public Radio | 01:55:31
Feliz navidad, baby! Two hours of finger-snappin’, hip-shakin’ bachelor pad coolness for Christmas.
Austin Music Unlimited Holiday Special – ‘Home for the Holidays’ KUT | 00:55:11
Willie Nelson, Kelly Willis, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Asleep at the Wheel, Ruthie Foster, the Rev. Horton Heat and many more are among the featured artists in this fun seasonal music special from deep in the heart of you-know-where!
Naughty & Nice: A History of The Holiday Season BackStory with the American History Guys | 00:54:00
The History Guys trace the evolution of Christmas from a rowdy festival of misbehavior to the domestic, child-centered holiday that it is today.
A Christmas Carol (A Ghost Story for Christmas) Craig Wichman | 00:55:15
Directed by Jay Stern (“The Changeling”), and adapted by Producer Craig Wichman from the novella by Charles Dickens, this production returns to the heart of the 1843 story — mining the dark veins of what its author called “a ghost story for Christmas.”
Heat Of The Moment Inside Out Documentaries | 00:59:00
Science journalist Daniel Grossman explores places where the effects of climate change are already felt; from South Africa, where global warming is intensifying drought, to Paris, where people suffered disproportionately in a 2003 European heat wave. Also in the series: Meltdown.
Divorced Kid Sasha Aslanian | 00:54:00
What’s the impact of a divorce? Award-winning producer Sasha Aslanian and thousands of other kids know. Aslanian explores the “divorce revolution” of the 1970s from the perspective of kids who lived through it, and experts who have had three decades to make sense of it.
Series: War News Radio Swarthmore College | 00:29:00
Coverage of war and politics can quickly devolve into a haze of statistics and strategies. Lost are the effects policy decisions have on real people around the world. War News Radio tries to rediscover the voices of real people.
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PRX Goes Polar
