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PUBLIC AFFAIRS
View listings of YPR's upcoming and recently aired public affairs programs

Wed 03.10 11am
A performance of Britten’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Irish Reel by the Indianapolis Symphony, with commentary by Raymond Leppard and Rich Kleinfeldt on Indianapolis on the Air.

Thu 03.11 8pm
Conversation with actress Isabella Rossellini, director of the Green Porno short film series, on City Arts & Lectures.

Fri 03.12 11pm
Selections from independent singers and songwriters, classic artists, and out of print recordings, from the 1960s to the present, on Tin Pan Alley.

Sat 03.13 7pm
Musical insights, conversation and song with one of Irish music’s most renowned guitar accompanists, Daithi Sproule on The Thistle & Shamrock.

Sun 03.14 6am
How those in need benefit from a Massachusetts community service organization’s work to rescue food that would be routinely discarded by grocers and produce companies on Humankind.

Mon 03.15 6:30pm
Writer and editor Allen Jones, formerly with the Big Sky Journal, discusses the turbulent world of publishing on RealTime.

Tue 03.16 8pm
David Robertson conducts the New York Philharmonic in Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite and Bartok’s complete The Wooden Prince.

Wed 03.17 2pm
Female drummers, Sherrie Maricle and Cindy Blackman, lead their groups in concert at the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Fest at the Kennedy Center on JazzSet.

Thu 03.18 8pm
Novelists Zoe Heller and Vendela Vida in conversation on City Arts & Lectures.

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Public Affairs
A Woman of No Consequence
airs Wednesday, March 10, 6:30pm

Born into a cultured Indian family, Sethu Ramaswamy read all the novels of Charles Dickens before the age of ten. Then she was forced to leave school to get married. At 15 she was a mother. 65 years later, her published autobiography thrust her from obscurity into a surprising "third act" to her life. Her granddaughter, Sarmishta Subramanian, produced this intimate documentary of an extraordinary life.

 

Public Affairs
Independent Minds:
At War in the Pacific
airs Wednesday, March 10, 7pm

The Pacific Theater saw some of the most brutal, savage combat of World War II. In adavnce of a new television miniseries about the Pacific Campaign, At War in the Pacific highlights the heroism and sacrifice of the young men tasked with pushing from island to island toward Japan and explains how their experiences have shaped the history of the United States.

 

RealTime with George Cole
Mondays at 6:30
March 15
Writer and editor Allen Jones discusses the turbulent world of publishing. Jones is the author of two books and over a hundred magazine articles and short stories and is a former editor of Big Sky Journal. He blogs at www.manuscriptmedics.com/blog/

 

Home Ground with Brian Kahn
Tuesdays at 6:30pm
March 16
Kenny Martin is a banker in Lincoln, MT. He explains why Montana banks are surviving America's big-bank crisis.

 

Recently Aired . . .
The Changing World:
Coffee in Vietnam
aired Tuesday, March 9, 7pm

Vietnam is now the world's second largest exporter of coffee beans. But that's brought its own set of problems, from getting a fair price to the resulting deforestation.

 

Health Matters w/ Rachel Rockafellow
airing the last Wednesday of every month
Sebastian White
aired Wednesday, February 24, 6:30pm

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Nurse Practitioner Sebastian White specializes in diabetes care. He discusses trends in diabetes diagnosis, treatment plans, and the risks associated with the disease. For more information on diabetes resources in our area, visit the Montana Diabetes Project or Wyoming Diabetes Information websites.

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