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Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me Cinecast is Coming May 2nd!

On April 4, 2013 By

It’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! like you’ve never seen it before! Because, well, normally you can’t see it — it’s a radio show.

A live staging of Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! presented by NCM Fathom Events, NPR, WBEZ-Chicago, and BY Experience, will be beamed to select cinemas across the country on [...]

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Communique: It’s the End of the World, Earth and Sky?

On April 1, 2013 By

KRCC has some program changes to announce. More information after the jump!

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Sneak Peek of the Off Topic Premiere Episode

On March 13, 2013 By

Off Topic is a brand new weekly hour-long radio program hosted by Colorado College professors Steven Hayward and Kathy Giuffre. The intention of the show is to constellate ideas through witty, vibrant conversation and to provide a space to explore issues and ideas in greater depth and from a perspective often absent from [...]

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Bob Edwards Weekend Available on HD2

On February 1, 2013 By

I wanted to share with you that we’ve added Bob Edwards Weekend to our HD2 online channel.  The program will air at 9am on Saturdays and Sundays.

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Communique: Program Additions Start this Weekend

On January 26, 2013 By

Dear Friends,

We’ve been doing research on programs at KRCC; we’ve also been testing a few shows for the past year or so.  We have some exciting changes to announce affecting our weekend line-up.

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District 11 Featured on Marketplace

On February 8, 2012 By


Here’s a very faint glimmer of hope from the land of education funding. A report out this week from the Center on Education Policy says cuts to school budgets may be slowing in some places. Slowing. Not stopping.

In Colorado, cuts to education spending have gotten so bad the courts are now [...]

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Weekend All Things Considered Starts This Weekend

On July 1, 2011 By

KRCC will begin airing Weekend All Things Considered starting this weekend at 5pm, both Saturday and Sunday. You can find updated program schedules here.

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Western Skies, February 6, 2011: "Arts"

On February 6, 2011 By

We bring back Western Skies with a look at arts in the region. We take the time to look at the Colorado Springs scene, film production as an economic driver, the Broadmoor Art Academy, and more.

You can download the episode here, or listen online:

You can also head to the individual segments [...]

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Amphibians’ Population Decline Marked In New U.S. Study
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Populations of frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians are declining at an average rate of 3.7 percent each year, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released this week. Researchers say the study is the first to calculate how quickly amphibians are disappearing in the United States.
 

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There’s No Place For Sex Assaults In Military, Obama Says
May 24, 2013 | NPR · “Those who commit sexual assaults are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust and discipline that make our military strong,” he said in his Naval Academy commencement address. Obama challenged graduates to follow “that inner compass that guides you not when the path is easy and obvious, but when it’s hard and uncertain.”
 

Why Former Gitmo Chief Left In Protest
May 24, 2013 | NPR · President Obama is once again calling for the prison at Guantanamo Bay to be shut down, even though new polls suggest most Americans want it to stay open. But the chorus of critics has gained one surprising member: former Guantanamo Chief Prosecutor Morris Davis. Host Michel Martin talks with Davis about why he now feels the facility should be closed.
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Can Eyewitnesses Create Memories?
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Forensic psychologist Scott Fraser studies how we remember crimes. He describes a deadly shooting and explains how eyewitnesses can create memories that they haven’t seen. Why? Because the brain is always trying to fill in the blanks.
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How Do Experiences Become Memories?
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman goes through a series of examples from vacations to colonoscopies. He explains how our “experiencing selves” and our “remembering selves” perceive happiness differently.
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Can Anyone Learn To Be A Master Memorizer?
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Some people can memorize thousands of numbers, the names of dozens of strangers or the precise order of cards in a shuffled deck. Science writer and U.S. Memory Champion Joshua Foer shows how anyone can become a memory virtuoso, including him.
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Music

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Kobo Town: A Haunted ‘Jukebox’ Filled With Caribbean Sounds
May 24, 2013 | NPR · The Toronto band plays a mix of old-school calypso, ska and West Indian styles. But its new album, Jumbie in the Jukebox, doesn’t so much revive classic genres as reinvent them for a new time.
 

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Sidney Insists On Stokowski’s Stravinsky
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Fridays are funner with a classical cartoon at noon from Deceptive Cadence.
 

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Barbara Carroll On Piano Jazz
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Pianist and singer Barbara Carroll was host Marian McPartland’s second guest during the first season of Piano Jazz. Thirty years later, Carroll makes a return appearance to reminisce with her friend about their experiences at the Hickory House and the Oak Room. Carroll gives a charming performance of “Very Early” and McPartland improvises a musical portrait of her guest.
 

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