The Great American Talk Show: Season Finale!

It's hard to believe, but another semester of the Great American Talk Show has come to an end! You can check out the season finale, featuring host Tom Brennan and cohorts Alasdair Wilkins and Kevin Burrows, here: TGATS 4.26.09.

This episode featured a live interview with producer Bruce Windwod and director John McKenzie of 12 in a Box, a British comedy that premiered in the US at the Boston Irish Film Festival on April 25. The evening after our broadcast, 12 in a Box was awarded Best Original Screenplay at the BIFF awards. Coincidence? Nevertheless, congratulations! We highly recommend you check this film out!

Thanks for sticking with us this season, and we hope you'll join us again next year with the return of our esteemed host Alex Doubet.

From Across the Yard: April 19, 2009

If you missed the season finale of From Across the Yard, you can listen to it in its entirety here: FATY 4.19.09.

Thanks to our host, Colleen Carlston!

This week:

• Silverglate - Jon Staff interviewed this outsider candidate for Harvard’s Board of Overseers.
• Kuumba - Gabby Bryant speaks with her fellow singer about what Kuumba, a non-exclusive group for black spiritual music, has meant to them at Harvard.
• Relay for Life - Eric Romo attended this all-night event beginning on April 10^th in support of cancer research and awareness.
• Angles in America - Lois Beckett explores how Harvard college students dealt with portraying characters afflicted with AIDS.
• Goodbye - Alyce de Carteret bids farewell as she steps down from her position as news director at WHRB.

NOTE: Due to some filing errors, not all of the stories will be immediately available for individual download. We hope to get these up as soon as we can!

Thanks for tuning in this year! We hope you'll join us when we return this coming September for more From Across the Yard.

The Great American Talk Show: April 12, 2009

The April 12 edition of the Great American Talk Show, featuring co-hosts Alasdair Wilkins and Kevin Burrows is no available! You can listen to the episode in its entirety here: TGATS 4.12.09.

NOTE: We have been extremely behind on our podcasting, so for that we apologize! But stay tuned! The season finales of both From Across the Yard (April 19, 2009) and the Great American Talk Show (April 26, 2009) will be up soon.

From Across the Yard: April 5, 2009

If you missed today's broadcast of From Across the yard, you can listen to it in its entirety here: FATY 4.05.09.

Thanks to our host, Lili Behm!

This week:

Birdsong- Colleen Carlston explores the cutting-edge research of a UCSF professor who visited Harvard on April 2.

Man On Wire- Dennis Raimondi hosts Speaking Freely, a radio show which aims to ask intelligent and thought-provoking questions and allow guests to speak in detail about their area of expertise and interest. This week begins WHRB News' collaboration with Speaking Freely, by featuring his interview with daredevil Philippe Petit (edited by Eric Romo).

• Philippe Petit- Listen to Dennis Raimondi's entire 30-minute interview.
• Speaking Freely- Check out his website, www.speakingfreelywithdennis.com.
• Introduction- Listen to what he has to say about his radio program, past, present, and future.
  

Mothers- We continue our collaboration with the Community Charter School of Cambridge with student Anne Nicolas's tribute to her mother.

The Political Arena- Alexander Heffner brings us an interview from Capitol Hill with NY Congressman Dan Maffei, this week inside the Political Arena.

WHRB News will cover Harvard's Relay for Life on our next show, set to air April 19. Join us then for more From Across the Yard!

From Across the Yard: Happy St. Patrick's Day!

If you missed the March 22^nd, 2009 episode of From Across the Yard, our biweekly newsmagazine, you can check out the entire episode here: FATY 3.22.09.

Thank you to our host Natalie Panno!

This week we had a wide variety of different stories ranging from the scientific, to the political, to the seasonal.

Tune in:

National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference – Colleen Carlston attends and records this segment with Christine Mitchell, the Director of the Office of Ethics at the Children's Hospital of Boston and the Director of Clinical Ethics for the Harvard teaching hospitals.

Interview with Jim Ramstad – Jon Staff talks with former U.S. Congressman Jim Ramstad of Minnesota, a moderate Republican who was in Congress from 1990 until 2009, to talk about his term in office.

Leprechauns – Alyce de Carteret speaks with Professor Kate Chadbourne, who teaches Irish language and literature, to investigate the history of the Leprechaun in time for St. Patrick’s Day. You can listen to the interview with Kate Chadbourne in its entirety here: Kate Chadbourne Interview. Also check out her flute performance in our studio: Kate Chadbourne Performance.

The School Bus Driver – The fourth in a series of pieces by students at the Community Charter School of Cambridge. This week, a piece by Nephtalie Bernard. If you liked this story, check out Bernard's other piece: Writing.

Thanks for listening to the latest From Across the Yard! We’ll be back on April 5^th, 2009 with more news and stories you won’t hear anywhere else.

The Great American Talk Show: Introducing Christa

Last week, the Great American Talk Show welcomed guest host Christa Hartsock who discussed all things pop-culture with cohorts Alasdair Wilkins and Kevin Burrows. If you missed the show, you can listen to it in its entirety here: TGATS 3.15.09.

TGATS will be taking a short hiatus due to Spring Break, but will be back live on April 12! We hope you tune in.

From Across the Yard: International Women's Day

If you were unable to catch the March 8, 2009 From Across the Yard live, you can listen to the whole episode here: FATY 3.08.09.

Thanks to host Eric Romo!

This week's episode features a few pieces relating to International Women's Day:

Commentary on Women's Week at Harvard - Lili Behm introduces a description of the week and its goals, by Gena Haugen.

How Advertising Uses Women- Colleen Carlston spoke with Jean Kilbourne, who studies and gives lectures about the uses of women's bodies in ads we encounter daily. She discusses the harmful effects of these ads.

Watchmen- This much-anticipated film recently opened. Reporter Natalie Panno attended an opening night showing and collected audience feedback.

The Political Arena- Every week, political correspondent Alexander Heffner brings you the scoop from D.C. This week, he discusses the growing phenomenon of "Twittering" politicians.

My Mother's Values- To continue showcasing the work of students at the Community Charter School of Cambridge, this week's episode features Courtney Johnson discussing why her mother and her mother's values are so important to her life.
Hear more from Courtney Johnson here:
Be Who You Are
My Grandmother's Values

Thanks for listening to this latest From Across the Yard! We'll return on March 22, with a special spring break edition. Listen to the Great American Talk Show next Sunday, March 15 at 12:30 PM.