You Are Here: 2013 ShortDocs Challenge -Appetite-
You Are Here loves a challenge. This week, five you are here reporters compete with other public radio stations, audio producers, and independent lovers of sound in the 2013 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge. The Third Coast International audio festival collects stories and shares them from their home base in Chicago to listeners all around the [...]
Nanny State
Today, we explore ways the state tries to get involved. You’ve heard the phrase…Nanny state. George Orwell wrote these words in his novel, 1984: “the choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.” ― George Orwell, 1984 It’s a chilling prophecy of a future controlled [...]
Sequestered in Boston
In this hour of You Are Here, we look at how the sequester affects a variety of programs in the Boston area. Public programs across the nation receive funding from the federal government for everything from military benefits to early childhood education. But by the end of this month, 85 billion dollars of cuts in [...]
Gender Dynamics in the 21st Century
In this hour of You Are Here, we explore gender dynamics. In the 1960s, Spiro T. Agnew, the 39th U.S. Vice president, said,“Three things have been difficult to tame: the ocean, fools, and women. We soon may be able to tame the ocean, but fools and women will take a little longer.” This was a typical [...]
Our Gun Culture
In this hour of You Are Here, we explore Our Gun Culture. LISTEN: Host Intro Tragedies like Sandy Hook and Aurora change the scope of gun debate, forcing our elected officials to start talking- and find a solution that works for every state. The controversy lies in the details of that solution, a tough distinction [...]
Health in Boston
In this hour of You Are Here, we explore Boston’s battles with sickness. At the start of the new year, an influenza outbreak threw us into an official state of emergency,so we’re delving into issues of health in the city, both mental and physical. We explore the ways we protect ourselves from these ailments of [...]
Romneycare and the Affordable Care Act
In this hour of You Are Here, we explore the two mirroring health care laws: Obamacare and Romneycare. In the first week of April the Supreme Court weighed the fate of the nation’s Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as the law it’s known to both parties. Meanwhile, the Bay State stands as a real-world example [...]
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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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Boston Calling
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The XX / Grizzly Bear
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The Postal Service
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