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Tue 02.09 8pm
Alan Gilbert conducts the New York Philharmonic in an all American concert, featuring Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Gershwin’s An American in Paris.

Wed 02.10 2pm
On vibes and marimba, Stefon Harris leads his group in a concert of jazz, soul, hip-hop and gospel at the KC Jazz Club on JazzSet.

Thu 02.11 8pm
Pulitzer Prize winning fiction writer Michael Chabon and award-winning journalist Adam Gopnik in conversation on City Arts & Lectures.

Fri 02.12 3pm
Brad Edwards hosts a survey of the eras of jazz, with special attention to recent recordings by both established and new artists, on Afternoon Jazz.

Sat 02.13 1pm
Tender songs and comic Valentines for the holiday weekend on Broadway Revisited.

Sun 02.14 7pm
Giuseppe Verdi’s popular classic La Traviata performed by the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra from Orange, France, on World of Opera.

Mon 02.15 2pm
A 30-year member of the jazz supergroup Manhattan Transfer, Janis Siegel discusses her solo career on Piano Jazz.

Tue 02.16 11am
Early music from a major European festival on Millennium of Music.

Wed 02.17 8pm
Ivan Fischer conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in an all-Mozart program from Amsterdam on Live! at the Concertgebouw.

Thu 02.18 6:30pm
Recorded live from Harvard Square, Cambridge Forum examines issues and ideas that shape our lives, from democracy and science to environment, education and art.

Fri 02.19 2pm
A tribute to the 1920s collaboration between bandleader Fletcher Henderson and arranger Don Redman that was responsible for the ‘30s Swing Era sound on Riverwalk Jazz.

Sat 02.20 1pm
Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman play Broadway on Broadway Revisited.

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RealTime with George Cole
Mondays at 6:30
February 8
Yellowstone Business Partnership Executive Director Jan Brown discusses possible transportation options for a number of counties across Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. The YBP advocates a transportation co-operative for the rural areas surrounding Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park.

 

Home Ground with Brian Kahn
Tuesdays at 6:30pm
February 9
Salish language school NkWsum strives to preserve native cultures, values, and identity with its language immersion program.

 

Public Affairs
Race and the Space Race
airs Tuesday, February 9, 7pm

The Space Age began when America was going through a wrenching battle over Civil Rights--and because the heart of the old Confederacy was chosen as its base, NASA played an unintended role in Civil Rights history.

 

Public Affairs
The Write Question:
Tami Haaland
airs Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Host Chérie Newman talks with poet Tami Haaland, who reads from her award-winning collection Breath In Every Room. In addition to working as a poet, Haaland is an associate professor of English and director of the Honors Program at Montana State University Billings and co-edits Stone’s Throw Magazine.

 

Public Affairs
Lincoln and Presidential Campaign Politics
from WUIS' Lincoln Bicentennial Specials
airs Wednesday, February 10, 7pm

Dr. Jennifer Weber, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Kansas-Lawrence, discusses how President Abraham Lincoln dealt with anti-war Democrats in the elections held during the Civil War and how Lincoln's leadership qualities were brought to bear to influence dissidents and politics. Also, Dr. Silvana Siddali, Associate Professor of History at St. Louis University, examines how the elections leading up to and during the Civil War reflected Americans' view of the future of the U.S. Constitution and President Lincoln's power to influence it.

 

Health Matters w/ Rachel Rockafellow
Joan Miles
aired Wednesday, February 3

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Joan Miles is the Director of Grants and Program Development for MHA—An Association of Montana Health Care Providers. She talks with host Rachel Rockafellow about the changing healthcare landscape and its impact on rural states like Montana.

 

Featured Online Audio
MSU President Waded Cruzado
aired January 27, 2010

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Dr. Waded Cruzadophoto by Brad Edwards
On January 4, 2010, Waded Cruzado became the 12th President of Montana State University. Dr. Cruzado recently came to Billings to tour the campus of Montana State University Billings. Her visit included some time at Yellowstone Public Radio, where she sat with YPR News Director Jackie Yamanaka for a wide-ranging interview covering her professional experience, her approach to higher ed administration, and the very clear challenges facing the Montana University System.

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