Signal WSIU Public Radio
An Online Newsletter
Vol. 9, No. 9 • September 2014
This Month on
Morning Conversation september 2
Brian “Fox” Ellis (http://www. foxtalesint.com)
september 8
SI Women’s Health Conference Preview (http://www.w4hw.com)
september 9
SIU Chancellor Paul Sarvela
september 16
Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra - Preview with Maestro Ed Benyas
WSIU
RADIO VOICES Tuesday, September 2 6:33am | 8:33am | 5:29pm Featuring Illinois based storyteller
Brian “Fox” Ellis
Brian “Fox” Ellis will perform a historical re-enactment of John James Audubon talking about the 100th anniversary of the extinction of the carrier pigeon. The last carrier pigeon in North America is widely believed to have died on September 1, 1914.
september 17
John Oldfield and Patti Simon On the legacy of U.S. Sen. Paul Simon’s water campaign
september 22
SIU President Randy Dunn
september 23
Science Café - Air Accident Investigation and Improving Aviation Safety (Science Center of Southern Illinois)
Jennifer Fuller. Photo: Monica Tichenor.
About Morning Conversation
Tune in at 8:30am & 5:30pm on Tuesdays & other weekdays, as scheduled. Questions or comments? Contact host Jennifer Fuller at jennifer.fuller@wsiu. org or call (618) 453-6101. Check out our web page wsiu.org/programs/morning-conversation.
Welcome Back, Sarah Maher! WSIU Radio welcomes back Sarah Maher, Operations Manager for the Southern Illinois Radio Information Service (SIRIS), who has returned from her internship for National Public Radio (NPR). She is a senior in the Radio-Television-Digital Media program in the SIU College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, specializing in Radio – Audio Production. Maher was one of 60 college interns this summer at NPR’s national headquarters in Washington DC where she worked as a Broadcast Recording Technician alongside professional staff in the organization’s Engineering Department. Maher explains that the broadcast technicians facilitate NPR’s Music Department, which includes management of Tiny Desk Concerts. Technicians also assist with live events in Studio 1, including the production of the NPR series Tell Me More, and Maher was fortunate to assist with that production. In addition to the recording elements, she also assisted in
the engineering shop where technicians fix equipment problems, as needed. Most of the interns were involved in news production, but each one had a purpose, says Maher, and all the students were treated in a professional manner. “We were treated like colleagues, not like someone to go get coffee”, says Maher. She pointed out that she even had her own desk, and even though she was rarely at it, she appreciated having her own space. NPR staff also provided a structured group learning experience called Intern Interludes. During these sessios, the interns would step away from their specific positions and listen to presentations from various departments to help them develop a richer understanding of what NPR is like behind the scenes. Staff supported interdepartmental learning and encouraged interns to contact people from other departments as part of their experience. Maher said the only difficulty she encountered with her paid internship was finding a place to live in Washington, DC, as accommodations were not provided. “It was a little intimidating, but a good experience,” she says. “I enjoyed living there for the summer and my experience at NPR was incredibly valuable!”
September 20 • 10am-9pm September 21 • 12pm-6pm
Please come out and support SIRIS! The Southern Illinois Radio Information Service (SIRIS) and WSIU Radio are excited to present the 2014 SIRIS Classic Vinyl & Media Sale! The sale will be held Saturday, September 20, 10am9pm and Sunday, September 21, 12pm-6pm at the University Mall in Carbondale, next to Macy’s. Sponsors for the SIRIS Classic Vinyl Sale include: University Mall (Carbondale), SIU Credit Union (Carbondale, Energy, Harrisburg),
Wright Do-It Center (Carbondale), and the Du Quoin Public Library, with partial funding provided by the United Way. You’ll find an assortment of gently used stereo equipment and music donations, including just about any genre that comes to mind. Learn more at our SIRIS Vinyl Sale web page at: news.wsiu.org/post/sirisclassic-vinyl-medi-sale. Listen for on-air announcements and check our SIRIS and WSIU
Radio Facebook pages for updates at facebook.com/siris.wsiu and facebook.com/wsiuradio. Proceeds will benefit SIRIS, a service of WSIU Radio and SIU for individuals who are blind or otherwise physically unable to read for themselves. For more information contact WSIU Radio General Manager Jeff Williams at (618) 453-6164 or jeff.williams@wsiu.org.
Men in America Series
All Things Considered
Monday, September 1 Immigrant Fathers and Sons Navigating manhood between generations is hard enough in one culture, but what’s it like when your father is an immigrant and you were born in the U.S.? Hansi Lo Wang of NPR’s Code Switch reports. Tuesday, September 2 Report From The Manosphere NPR’s Joel Rose reports on the often ugly underbelly of men’s rights advocates online, the men who call them out on their misogyny, and the men who feel their concerns are not being taken seriously because of the fringe nature of many of these forums. Male Intervention Cultural critic and humorist Joe Queenan thinks today’s young men need to take a
For more information, visit:
npr.org/series/323986426/men-in-america
#meapr
cue from the guys of yore: speak up, fast and firmly, when other men are being jerks.
does this affect a man’s self-image and relationships?
Thursday, September 4 Suicides and Middle Aged Men NPR’s Shankar Vedantam talks with Audie Cornish about the increase in suicide rates among men 50 to 54.
Wednesday, September 10 Male Voters Brian Naylor reports on what political parties do to appeal to male voters – and that works (or doesn’t).
Friday, September 5 Men and Music NPR’s Joel Rose returns to answer the question: What is manly music? Monday, September 8 Fathers of a Certain Age Richard Gonzales profiles a member of a small, but increasingly high profile group: older fathers. These are men who either become fathers for the first time past 45 or who father young children again after their first children have grown. Tuesday, September 9 Viagra And The Mature Man NPR’s Ina Jaffe takes a look at how Viagra and similar drugs treat erectile dysfunction, and have changed the lives (and expectations for and of) older men. The products make billions of dollars a year and Medicare even pays for it. How
Friday, September 12 Gentlemen Moving Forward We’ve noted all summer about men’s changing roles in society, and heard about how those changes sometimes leave men confused. One big area of confusion: social etiquette. If men and women aspire to operate as equals, does a man still pay the bill on a date? Should he still hold open a door? Relinquish a seat? Should he always hold his tongue, or give as good as he gets in an argument? And if men are aspiring to be the best men they can be, in a world where they are not as dominant as they once were, should they be dealing with each other differently? Shereen Meraji asks men – and some women – to give advice on how to operate like a gentlemen in the 21st century.
The Cities Project: Season Three
On ME & ATC • Mid-September
Part One: Where We Live - Stories About Place Part Two: How We Live - Stories About Design Part Three: How We Get Around - Stories about Transportation
Season Three of The Cities Project focuses on “Where We Live, How We Live and How We Get Around.” Cities Project stories reflect the ambience and energy of the places where they’re reported, giving them an “on urban location” feel. Part One: Where We Live - Stories About Place The old adage is that there are three key factors that matter in real estate:
“location, location, and location.” These reports focus on the larger implications of the locations we choose. Part Two: How We Live - Stories About Design When we build places to live or to work, our design choices affect how we interact with our neighbors, how we experience our communities, and how we relate to the natural environment.
Part Three: How We Get Around - Stories About Transportation Nothing is more integral to a city than the mobility of its people. We explore how transportation and access to it affects life in the city and how new technologies are coming into play.
THANK YOU!
Please join us in thanking the underwriters who recently began, renewed, or expanded their partnership to make public radio possible:
Carbondale New School Carbondale
Saturday 7pm & Sunday 6pm september 6 & 7
New Releases
Changing Seasons Garden Center Company Carbondale Value Carbondale
Tune in to find out what’s new, what’s exciting, and what’s what in the Celtic music world in this week’s sampling of new and recent releases.
september 13 & 14
Seventies Bands
Department of Theater Southern Illinois University
september 20 & 21
School of Law Southern Illinois University
Some of the leading Irish and Scottish bands of the 1970s are surveyed this week, including The Bothy Band, Planxty, De Danann, and Silly Wizard.
Music of the Irish Travelers
The recent publication of the book “Free Spirits” has sparked renewed interest in Irish traveler musicians, both current and long-gone. This week’s program feature the singing, piping, and fiddling of travelers and their descendants, as well as songs about the travelers, formerly known as “gypsies” and “tinkers.”
september 27 & 28
40 Years Back: 1974 Recordings
The traditional music revival was beginning to pick up by 1974 in Ireland and Scotland, as it had already done through much of the 1960s in England. This week we travel back 40 years ago to recordings that still sound fresh today.
Morning Edition September 19 Should We Embrace The Common Core? In K-12 education, there is nothing more controversial than the Common Core State Standards, national academic standards in English and math. Adopted by more than 40 states, they were developed, in part, to address concerns that American students were falling behind their foreign counterparts and graduating high school without the necessary skills for college and the workforce. But is this the reform we’ve been looking for? Has the federal government overreached and saddled our schools with standards that have been flawed from the start? Or will the Common Core raise the bar and improve the quality of our children’s education?
School of Music Southern Illinois University University Museum Southern Illinois University The Stage Company Carbondale Thomas Publishing Carbondale For a complete list of WSIU sponsors and information about sponsoring WSIU’s programs and services, visit us online at wsiu.org or call (618) 453-4344.
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