WCVE Forum June 19: “Oops”

WCVE Forum Oops

In this WCVE Forum program, Radiolab presents stories of unintended consequences. You come up with a great idea. You devise a plan. You control for every imaginable variable. And once everything’s in place, the train hops your carefully laid tracks.

In this episode, one psychologist’s zeal to safeguard national security may have created a terrorist, while one community’s efforts to protect an endangered bird had deadly consequences. And against all odds, a toxic lake spawns new life.

History Detectives Season 9: New Night And Time

History Detectives

America’s top gumshoes are back on a new night (Tuesdays) at a new time (8:00 p.m.) to prove once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. Wesley Cowan, independent appraiser and auctioneer; Gwendolyn Wright, historian and professor of architecture, Columbia University; Elyse Luray, independent appraiser and expert in art history; Dr.

“75th Anniversary of the Virginia State Parks”

A system of 35 award-winning parks spread throughout the Commonwealth, perhaps no other entity so thoroughly captures the essence of Virginia. "75th Anniversary of the Virginia State Parks" takes a look at Virginia's treasures.

WCVE Forum June 12: “Roots of the Arab Spring”

Roots of the Arab Spring

Unemployment and anemic economies were fire-starters in the demonstrations that spread across the Arab word earlier this year. And while the Arab Spring toppled some regimes, bread and butter issues continue to plague the region. Democracy alone won’t be enough to deal with a simple demographic Achilles’ heel -- nearly a quarter of Arabs under 30 are jobless.

Eric Clapton headlines new "Crossroads Guitar Festival 3" Monday, June 6

Crossroad Guitar Festival 3

Grammy Award-winning guitar superstar Eric Clapton has re-teamed with fellow “guitar gods” for a third Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago, America’s Blues Capital.

WCVE Forum June 5: Debate – Clean Energy Can Drive America’s Economic Recovery

WCVE Forum Debate on Green Energy

From Intelligence Squared – To drag our economy out of the biggest crisis since the Great Depression, America needs another moon shot. Can the investment of billions into the clean energy sector trigger the creation of millions of jobs and innovation? Or would we simply be pumping dollars into the myth of a green economy?

It’s a Summer of Mystery on PBS

Mystery on PBS

Masterpiece Mystery! presents a summer of intrigue and suspense by welcoming back super sleuths Poirot and Miss Marple with all new episodes. Joining the gifted gumshoe line-up is Rufus Sewell as Aurelio Zen in the three-part miniseries, “Zen” set for July 17-31, 2011.

WCVE Forum May 29: “Arab Voices: What They Are Saying To Us, And Why It Matters”

James Zogby

The World Affairs Council of Greater Richmond presents James Zogby, President of the Arab-American Institute and senior advisor to the polling firm Zogby International for “Arab Voices: What They Are Saying To Us, And Why It Matters.” Zogby asks the questions, collects the answers, and shares the results that will aide in understanding the Arab World more clearly.

WCVE Forum May 22: “Civil War 150th Part 3 – Questions Remain”

Civil War 150th

In this third part of BackStory‘s “Civil War 150th” series, the History Guys present a special listener Q & A. The episode picks up on some of the themes of the previous two “Civil War 150th” episodes, and puts a number of new questions on the table. What role did religion play in the lead-up to war? Why did Abraham Lincoln free the slaves in the Confederate states before he freed the slaves in the loyal states? What is the relevance of the Civil War today?

Tune in for WCVE Forum Sunday at 6:00 PM on WCVE Public Radio.

WCVE Forum May 15: “It’s Time to Clip America’s Global Wings” Debate

U.S. Flag

Intelligence Squared U.S. presents an all-new program on foreign policy, featuring four high-level national security leaders debating the motion “It’s time to clip America’s global wings.”

With the U.S. now involved in Libya, an uproar on Middle Eastern shores and the war in Afghanistan – and the transition of the national security team in Washington – what’s next for America’s world role?