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“Crime in the City” on NPR’s Morning Edition

NPR’s Morning Edition series on crime novelists and the cities that inspire them returns, spanning the country from Brattleboro to Seattle and the globe from Moscow to Mexico City. The action begins the week of Monday, August 1.

Monday, August 1: Brattleboro, VT NPR’s Neda Ulaby (pictured) meets up with writer and cop Archer Mayor in Brattleboro, Vermont. Mayor is the author of an acclaimed series of police novels featuring Brattleboro police detective Joe Gunther.

WCVE Forum July 31: “Borrowed Times: A History of the National Debt”

With the national debt approaching the size of the entire U.S. economy, you’d be hard pressed to find a politician with anything good to say about our debt. But America’s first Treasury Secretary famously called it a “national blessing.” What did he mean by that, and are there other times in history when Americans have actually celebrated our national debt?

On this episode of BackStory, the History Guys ask why debt has continued to be so controversial in a nation that was founded on borrowing.

WCVE Forum July 24: “The Good Show”

In this episode of Radiolab, a question that haunted Charles Darwin: if natural selection boils down to survival of the fittest, how do you explain why one creature might stick its neck out for another?

WCVE Forum July 17: “Words”

It’s almost impossible to imagine a world without words. But in this hour of Radiolab, we try to do just that.

We meet a woman who taught a 27-year-old man the first words of his life, hear a firsthand account of what it feels like to have the language center of your brain wiped out by a stroke, and retrace the birth of a brand new language 30 years ago.

Janet's Picks for the week of July 10th

Last week, Janet Campbell, our Director of Television Programming, shared some fiery programming selections with us. What did you think of Janet's recommendations?

This week, Janet decided to highlight three diverse, can't miss shows for the thinkers among us. As always, Janet knows ALL our shows, and she knows what shows will knock your socks off. Take a look at this week's picks:

"Will Rogers and American Politics"

In the 1930s, with the United States mired in the Great Depression and teetering on the brink of a second World War, millions of Americans turned to a rope-twirling, plain-talking Cherokee cowboy for clarity, comfort and common sense. His plain-spoken musings, always delivered with a shy, sly smile, influenced the political landscape then and still resonate today.

Celebrate your holiday with WCVE Public Radio

Join WCVE Public Radio this holiday weekend for special programming to celerate our nation’s birthday.

Director's Picks for the Week of July 3rd

Did you watch Janet's picks from last week? We've got a new line-up for next week - the best of the best TV shows for next week, from our woman in the know - Janet Campbell, Director of Television Programming:

(1) Monday, July 4 at 8:00 pm--

WCVE Forum July 3: “Independence Daze”

In this hour of BackStory, the History Guys explore the origins and curiosities of July Fourth. They reveal the holiday’s radical roots, and look how the Declaration of Independence’s meaning has changed over time. They also consider how the Declaration’s messages about liberty and equality have been embraced by the descendents of slaves. And as always, they take calls from BackStory listeners looking to the past to understand the America of today.

Director’s Picks - What Does Our Director of Television Programming Watch?

If you’re the director of TV programming for WCVE PBS and WHTJ PBS, you get to preview a LOT of programs. A LOT of programs. And, if you’re the director of TV programming for WCVE PBS and WHTJ PBS, those programs are really, really good. So what do you watch in your personal time? Probably the best of the best, right?

We asked Janet Campbell, our Director of TV Programming, to tell us what she plans to watch next week, and she came up with what she thinks will be the 3 best programs of next week’s television line-up: