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.

The Great American Talk Show: Twitterific

Rabbit rabbit! Guest host Tom Brennan once again led The Great American Talk Show with cohorts Alasdair Wilkins and Kevin Burrows this afternoon. If you missed the episode, listen to it in entirety here: TGATS 3.1.09.

Be sure to tune in next Sunday at 12:30 for the next episode of From Across the Yard. The Great American Talk Show will be back two weeks from today with more invigorating pop culture discussion, March 15.