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.

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: 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.

From Across the Yard: February 22

WHRB's biweekly From Across the Yard newsmagazine returned on Sunday, February 22. If you didn't get a chance to hear it live, you can hear the whole episode here: FATY 2.22.09.

Thanks to Colleen Carlston, our host for this show!

This week:

The Political Arena: Live from Washington - In this installment, chief political correspondent Alexander Heffner begins his tenure live from Capitol Hill! He discusses D.C.'s changing political map with new president Obama.

Burrito Showdown - Eric Romo follows Harvard's own burrito-eating team as they compete for fame, fortune, and a trip to Acapulco in Qdoba's "Rice and Beanpot."

Basketball - In this week's piece from a collection created by students at the Community Charter School of Cambridge, Wale Wright discusses how basketball has become a tradition for him.
Hear more from Wale:

Black History Month - February marks America's first Black History Month with an African-American president. Spencer Hardwick, brotherhood chair of Harvard's Black Men's Forum, discusses what this month means to him.

Improv Comedy Festival - Reporter Alyce de Carteret attends Harvard's improv comedy festival, "Summer Camp," with her trusty recorder, vowing to catch hilarious snippets for From Across the Yard. What happens when the trusty recorder lets her down?

As always, thanks for tuning in! Join us again on March 8 at 12:30 P.M. for news and notes From Across the Yard.

From Across the Yard: Valentine's Day Edition

WHRB's biweekly newsmagazine "From Across the Yard" is back after a winter break. If you missed it live last Sunday, you can hear the complete episode here: FATY 2.08.09
Special thanks to our host, Lili Behm.
On the show:
Darwin Day- Correspondent Colleen Carlston explores Darwin's life and the ways Harvard groups prepared to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth.

Love Poetry- Natalie Panno's feature about romantic poetry in all its forms.

Hip-Hop- One of a series from students at the Community Charter School of Cambridge. This week, Ariel Garcia talks about what hip-hop means to him.
More from Ariel Garcia:
Musical Traditions
The Crossing Guard

Valentine's Day- Roving reporter Eric Romo learns what real Cantabrigians have to say about this holiday of love.

Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in Sunday, February 15, at 12:30 PM ET for the Great American Talk Show. From Across the Yard will be back on Sunday, February 22, with more news and stories.

WHRB Election Special

Finally available for download is the full recording of WHRB's Election Special last November 4. You can listen to/download the file here: WHRB Election Special.

Note: Due to technical difficulties, two short portions of the nearly six-hour special did not record properly. As a result, there is dead air for 2 minutes in one portion (beginning around the 3:55:00 mark) and 14 minutes in the other (staring around 4:40:00). We apologize for the inconvenience.

Special thanks to everyone involved in the show's production:
Hosts Alexander Heffner and Markus Kolic
Producer Alyce de Carteret
Engineer Chris Hartl
Special correspondents Lili Behm, Eric Romo, Colleen Carlston, Natalie Panno, and Sanyee Yuan

Please check this blog post for updates including links to shorter segments of the special and a list of special guests.

Welcome Back, From Across the Yard!

WHRB's news magazine From Across the Yard returned from its brief hiatus this afternoon. If you were unable to listen to it live, you can hear it in its entirety here: FATY 12.07.08.

Special thanks to our host, Markus Kolic.

This week:

• The Political Arena: Youth Vote - On this week's segment inside the Political Arena, chief political correspondent Alexander Heffner evaluates the historicity of the youth voter turnout at November 4's election.
• Obama's Election: A Continent Away - A feature on the African reaction to and inspiration by Obama's election, by reporter Natalie Panno
• The Holiday Season - A feature on how the economic recession will affect holiday shopping, by reporter Lili Behm
• Free Culture at Harvard - A feature on the growing Free Culture movement and how it will affect the way universities interact with their students and the community, by reporter Colleen Carlston
• Veteran's Affairs - On this anniversary of Pearl Harbor, a feature on the treatment of veterans in today's community, by reporter Eric Romo

Thanks for listening! Tune in next Sunday, December 14, at 12:30pm for another absurdly comical episode of the Great American Talk Show with Alex Doubet. Your favorite news magazine will return next semester after a brief winter holiday and January’s Orgy season, so be sure to join us in February for more news and stories From Across the Yard.