The State of the Unions
Unions help workers get better wages and fight to ensure they receive fair treatment. But meeting the demands of a union has also a common source of conflict. And as conflicts continue to rise here in the U.S., union membership continues to decline. Unions were at their peak in America in the 1950s, but where [...]
Parallel Lives
In this hour of You Are Here, we explore the concept of parallel lives. As the election continues and we see President Barack Obama and presidential hopeful Mitt Romney elucidate on their various political differences, their similarities are striking. What about other examples of parallel lives? — Situations where two people who are pitted against [...]
The Galactic Era
Just weeks after the Mars Rover landing and Neil Armstrong’s death, we’re dedicating an hour to the galactic era. Space exploration seems to be expanding from mere scientific purposes to creating infrastructures in space. Our reporters bring the possibility of living on another planet to fruition, by speaking with science fiction writers and astrophysicists. We [...]
How Young is Too Young?
A variety of news stories lately have focused on experiences or situations that people experience at a younger age than usual. Facebook is exploring the potential benefits of opening up their services to kids under 13, and the participants in the Olympics are getting younger and younger. How young is too young to experience “adult” [...]
The Aftermath of the Aurora Shooting
In this hour of You Are Here, we explore the aftermath of the Aurora shooting. Last week suspect James Holmes walked into a crowded theater in Aurora, Colorado at the screening of new Batman movie and opened fired. He killed 12 and wounded 58 others. He is now on trial for those murders. Whether the [...]
Human Strength
In this hour of You Are Here — in light of the upcoming summer Olympics — reporters speak with people who have built strength from a variety of situations and circumstances. How does one define strength and weakness? There are so many little idioms that we say almost thoughtlessly like, “there’s strength in numbers” and “what doesn’t [...]
Global Justice
For Americans, justice has always been a powerful and constant power. It makes up a third of our national government– never to be the oppressed nor the oppressor. But, when justice crosses national borders, whose book of law are we following? In this hour of You Are Here you’ll hear from four reporters discussing what [...]
The Postal Ties that Bond
In this hour we explore The Postal Ties That Bond: Tales of the Post Office. Recently, post offices nationally joined the list of the country’s ‘11 most endangered historic places’. In just the first half of this year, USPS lost 6.5 billion dollars — a number more than double than that of the first two [...]
Jury as the Story
In light of few high-profile court cases (think John Edwards and Jerry Sandusky), where the juries were closely scrutinized and reported on, we examine the idea of the jury as the story. Typically, we expect stories to focus on the subject, the plaintiff, the defendant– in the broader sense, the star of the show, the [...]
The Arab Revolution, Miles From Home
In this hour of You Are Here, reporters speak with Arab Americans living in Massachusetts, to better understand the current revolutions occurring in the Middle East and North Africa. Not only do these Bostonians deal with the conflicts occurring in their home countries, but they also struggle emotionally with the internal conflict of living so far from [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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June 21
Fleetwood Mac
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June 23
B-52s + Go-Go’s
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July 9
Paul McCartney
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July 10
She & Him
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July 20
Bob Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket
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