Last Show of the Year

Well, the semester has come to a close, and what a ride it's been! The last episode of From Across the Yard until September aired today, but if you missed it you can listen to it in its entirety here: FATY 4.27.08.

Special thanks to our host Christine An.

This week:

• Why I Voted for Obama - A commentary from reporter and Pennsylvania native Leah Schwartz on what went though her mind when she filled out her ballot this past Tuesday.
  
• The Aliza Shvarts Controversy - Is abortion art? Reporter Alyce de Carteret takes a look at the controversy surrounding this Yale art student.
• Thanks for the Memories - Three graduating WHRB News seniors Erika Solomon, Kendall Kulper, and David Lebowitz reminisce about their years here at WHRB.

Thanks for listening! FATY may be off the air for a few months, but Orgy season is just around the corner! Be sure to tune in on Sunday, May 11 at 12:30pm for our Conversations with Seniors Orgy, where we talk with graduating WHRBies about their four years at Harvard. And you won't want to miss WHRB's original radio play, entirely written, produced, and voiced by members of WHRB. It's set to air at 4pm on Sunday, May 18.

This has been a truly wonderful semester. Thanks for listening, and I hope you'll join us in the fall for more From Across the Yard!

Spring Is in the Air!

The Boston area is experiencing its first week of real amicable weather: blue skies, the sun's gentle rays, and the glistening Charles River moseying toward Boston. It's the perfect time to have a picnic, take an easy stroll, and play some Ultimate. Who'd want to be stuck inside this time of the year? Well, somebody has to broadcast your favorite news magazine, and we at WHRB News are ready and willing to make that sacrifice. It's all for you, listeners! But if you decided to get some fresh air sans portable radio, you're in luck. You can listen to today's episode in its entirety here: FATY 4.20.08.

Special thanks to our host John Selig.

This week:

• In Her Father's Shoes - An audio postcard of Aeronwy Thomas reciting her father Dylan Thomas' poem "In My Craft or Sullen Art" at a recent event on campus. You can also hear her husband Trevor Ellis singing in Welsh and English.
• Passover - Reporter Leah Schwartz set out to dispel some myths about the major Jewish holiday which started this week, Passover.
  
• Bad Religion - Reporter Christine An interviews Harvard Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein about this year's recipient of the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism, Bad Religion's Greg Graffin. To find out more about the ceremony which takes place next Saturday, please visit the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard's website. For the full interview, see the 'Extra' section.
  
• Week in Review - A compilation of top news stories in the week leading up to April 20, from reporter Alyce de Carteret.

Extra:

• Bad Religion: Complete - The complete interview with Harvard Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein [coming soon].

Our last show for the school year is next Sunday! If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions this may be the last chance to have your voice heard. Please e-mail us at news[at]whrb[dot]org with what's on your mind, and you may hear it addressed on next week's show.

Enjoy the upcoming week's warm weather, and we hope you'll join us next week From Across the Yard!

Geoffrey Chaucer vs. T. S. Eliot

April is National Poetry Month, but there seems to be a bit of a disagreement amongst the poets concerning its temperament.

Says Chaucer (translated from Middle English):

When, in April, sweet showers fall
And pierce the drought of March,
And bathe the vein and root
Of every plant with such liquor
That genders forth the flowers

While T. S. Eliot thinks:

APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
Winter kept us warm, covering
Earth in forgetful snow, feeding
A little life with dried tubers.

So who is right? Considering the dreary weather in the Boston area today, I'd be inclined to agree with Eliot. But rain or not, the show went on! If you missed today's episode, you can hear it in its entirety here: FATY 4.13.08.

Special thanks to our host David Lebowitz.

This week:

• This Week in Review - A compilation of top news stories in the week leading up to April 13, from reporter Alyce de Carteret.
• Raw Foodism - Reporter Larissa Zhou investigates the raw food lifestyle from both the raw foodist and biological anthropological perspective. But what did she think when she herself dined at a raw food restaurant?
• The Life of a Harvard Athlete: Ellen Lehman - Continuing with our series on Harvard athletes, reporter Leah Schwartz sat down with Ellen Lehman, whose first athletic competition ever was as a coxswain on Harvard's Varsity Rowing Team.
• Upcoming Poetry Events - Don't miss out on National Poetry Month! Reporter Christine An gives us the low-down on the upcoming poetry-related events in the Boston area. You can find links to these events down in the 'Extra' section.

Extra:

• Poetry Workshop - More information about the poetry workshop at the Boston Center for Adult Education.
• 80 Border Street - More information about the poetry events at 80 Border Street, including the Poet's Moon Cafe Open Mic Night, the National Poetry Month Spoken Word Extravaganza, and others.
• National Poetry Month - The Academy of American Poets' resources for helping you celebrate National Poetry Month.
• Poetry Book Club - Find out how to make poetry a part of your life year round.
• Complete video of On Harvard Time's interview with Karl Rove:

You can see more On Harvard Time videos on their website.

Thanks for tuning in this week and we hope you'll return next week for more From Across the Yard.

We're Back!

FATY returned from its two-week hiatus this afternoon, and boy are we glad to be back! If you missed your favorite news digest 's big comeback, do not fret. You can listen to today's episode in its entirety here: FATY 4.6.08.

Special thanks to our host Leah Schwartz.

This week:

• Housing Day - Reporter and freshman Christine An brings us along on her journey through Harvard's upperclass housing process (will she get quadded?).
• Clinton: A Quitter? - Political correspondent Markus Kolic gives us his two cents on whether or not Hillary Clinton should drop out of the Democratic race.
• Relay for Life - Reporter Alyce de Carteret investigates the American Cancer Society's largest fundraiser and how Harvard is doing its part to help (for more information, see the 'Extra' section).

Extra:

• Register for (or learn more about) Harvard's Relay for Life by clicking here. Remember, the event is this Friday and Saturday (April 11-12)!
  
• Find a relay in your area or find out how to start your own by clicking here.
  
• Funny video - News reporter mistakes Harvard's housing day for a protest of the Iraq War:
  

Y'all come back now, ya hear!

Old Time Radio Showcase: Episode 2

This past Sunday, March 30, we aired the second (and final) installment of our Old Time Radio Showcase. This week we featured episodes from series including Escape, the Bickersons, and the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. If you missed it, check it out here: Old Time Radio Showcase: Episode 2.

NOTE: As this showcase took the place of both FATY and Sports Talk, the show is an hour and fifteen minutes long instead of the usual half-an-hour.

If you enjoy hearing OTR on WHRB's airwaves and would like to hear more in the future, let us know! Email our Program Director at pd[at]whrb[dot]org. FATY will return to its regular schedule this Sunday, April 6.