Program Topics & Guests
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| Show No. | Air Date on WUMB, WBPR, and WFPB | Program Title | Guest(s) | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-26 | 6/30/2013 | 2012's Moakley Chair Forum for Cities in Transition held in Kirkuk, Iraq | Aari Jabari, 2013 Recipient of the Chancellor's Medal for International Peace and Reconciliation | Ira Jackson |
| 2013-25 | 6/23/2013 | Global Film Network | Regge Life, Founder of the Global Film Network | Rachel Rubin |
| 2013-24 | 6/16/2013 | Registry of Motor Vehicles | Rachel Kaprelian, Registrar of Motor Vehicles | Ira Jackson |
| 2012-23 | 6/9/2013 | UMass Boston Commencement | James Gustave Speth, Cofounder of the Natural Resources Defense Council and the World Resources Institute, Commencement Speaker | Ira Jackson |
| 2013-22 | 6/2/2013 | West Memphis Three | Damien Echols, One of the West Memphis Three | Rachel Rubin |
| 2013-21 | 5/26/2013 | Stop Handgun Violence | John Rosenthal, Cofounder of Stop Handgun Violence | Maurice Cunningham |
| 2013-20 | 5/19/2013 | Impact of Digital Media |
Brian Halley, UMass Press Editor |
Rachel Rubin |
| 2013-19 | 5/12/2013 | Ultimate Peace Frisbee Team |
Eben Weitzman, PhD, chair, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, UMass Boston; David Barkin, founder, Ultimate Peace Frisbee; Karim, Ali, Roz, Azma, team members |
Ira Jackson |
| 2013-18 | 5/5/2013 | Global Climate Change | Christina Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change | Ira Jackson |
| 2013-17 | 4/28/2013 | Memoir: Lies About My Family | Amy Hoffman, Author | Rachel Rubin |
| 2013-16 | 4/21/2013 | Lincoln's Tragic Pragmatism | John Burt, Author, Professor, Brandeis University | Maurice Cunningham |
| 2013-15 | 4/14/2013 | The New Feminist Agenda | Madeleine Kunin, Author, 77th governor of Vermont, former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland | Ira Jackson |
| 2013-14 | 4/7/2013 | National Security Law | George Brown, Professor of Law, Boston University | Maurice Cunningham |
| 2013-13 | 3/31/2013 | Company One: Bringing Companies Together Through Theater (Repeat: Originally aired 9/23/12 as Program 2012-39) | Shawn Lacount | Barbara Lewis |
| 2013-12 | 3/24/2013 | Inventing the Egghead | Aaron Lecklider, Cultural historian | Rachel Rubin |
| 2013-11 | 3/17/2013 | Upcoming Performance of "Emergency" at ArtEmerson | Daniel Beaty, Performance artist | Barbara Lewis |
| 2013-10 | 3/10/2013 | The Economy & Socio-political Responsibility | Martin Gilens, Professor of Politics at Princeton University/Author | Maurice Cunningham |
| 2013-09 | 3/3/2013 | Renovating Old Houses to Fit Modern Needs Without Losing Their Charm | Frank Shirley, Artist, architect | Maurice Cunningham |
| 2013-08 | 2/24/2013 | Art & Activism/ Harbor Gallery/ UMass Boston Art Show | Avram Finkelstein, Artist, cofounder, Silence Equals Death | Rachel Rubin |
| 2013-07 | 2/17/2013 | Amplifying Local Voices in a Global World | Bill Forry, Managing editor, Dorchester Reporter | Barbara Lewis |
| 2013-06 | 2/10/2013 | What Universities Need to Do to Survive in the Technology Age (Repeat: Originally aired 11/11/12 as Program 2012-46) | Philip DiSalvio, Dean, College of Advancing and Professional Studies, UMass Boston | Maurice Cunningham |
| 2013-05 | 2/2/2013 | Letters from Vietnam | Alex Liazos, Sociologist and author | Rachel Rubin |
| 2013-04 | 1/27/2013 | Where We Are Going and Where We Have Been (Repeat: Originally aired 11/4/12 as Program 2012-45) | Michael Dukakis, former governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; William Bulger, former president of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and former president of the University of Massachusetts | Maurice Cunningham |
| 2013-03 | 1/20/2013 | Straightling | Cyndy Drew Etler, Author | Rachel Rubin |
| 2013-02 | 1/13/2013 | Rizolli & Isles TV Series | Tess Gerritsen, Author | Rachel Rubin |
| 2013-01 | 1/5/2013 | High Schools, Race, and America's Future | Professor Lawrence Blum | Rachel Rubin |
| 2012-53 | 12/30/2012 | King Richard's Faire (New England's Renaissance Festival) (Repeat: Originally aired 10/9/11 as Program 2011-41) | Rush Pearson, Actor | Rachel Rubin |
| 2012-52 | 12/23/2012 | Key for Hope | Ali Greenberg and Kevin Corcino, UMass Boston students | Barbara Lewis |
| 2012-51 | 12/16/2012 | Architect of MA Democratic Wins | John Walsh, Chairman, MA Democratic Party | Maurice Cunningham |
| 2012-50 | 12/9/2012 | The Pianist of Willesden Lane | Mona Golabek, Author and star of the one-woman show The Pianist of Willesden Lane | Barbara Lewis |
| 2012-49 | 12/02/2012 | Massachusetts Economy | Charlie Baker, Former candidate for Massachusetts governor | Maurice Cunningham |
| 2012-48 | 11/25/2012 | Teaching Arabic in the Public School System | Ibrahim Dagher, Arabic Teacher, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School | Rachel Rubin |
| 2012-47 | 11/18/2012 | Slam | Saul Williams, Poet, Writer, and Filmmaker | Rachel Rubin |
| 2012-46 | 11/11/2012 | What Universities Need to Do to Survive in the Technology Age | Philip DiSalvio, Dean, University College, UMass Boston | Maurice Cunningham |
| 2012-45 | 11/4/2012 | Where We Are Going and Where We Have Been | Michael Dukakis, former governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; William Bulger, former president of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and former president of the University of Massachusetts | Maurice Cunningham |
| 2012-44 | 10/28/2012 | State Out of the Union | Jeff Biggers, Author, Historian, and Journalist | Rachel Rubin |
| 2012-43 | 10/21/2012 | Business and Entrepreneur Assistance | Mark Allio, Regional Director of MSBDC | DeWayne Lehman |
| 2012-42 | 10/14/2012 | Benefit of Advanced Education | Martha Kanter, U.S. Under Secretary of Education | Rachel Rubin |
| 2012-41 | 10/7/2012 | "Nudging Compassion: the Key to a Resilient Society"/IDEAS Boston | David DeSteno, Social emotions researcher |
Maurice Cunningham |
| 2012-40 | 9/30/2012 | Honk! Reclaim the Street for Horns Bikes and Feet | Kate Regal van West and Webe Garofalo, Honk! Founder and Percussionist | Rachel Rubin |
| 2012-39 | 9/23/2012 | Company One: Bringing Communities Together Through Theater | Shawn Lacount, Artistic Director, Company One | Barbara Lewis |
| 2012-38 | 9/16/2012 | COASTSWEEP 2012 | Robin Lacey, Regional Planner | DeWayne Lehman |
| 2012-37 | 9/9/2012 | Boston Comedy Arts Festival | Joe Wong, Chinese-American Comedian | Rachel Rubin |
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