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Produced by Wisconsin Public Radio and hosted by Jean Feraca, "Here on Earth" is a live cultural affairs call-in talk show that introduces extraordinary people from across the world whose stories instill passion and connect deeply with listeners each week. The show airs live at 3-5pm Eastern time on Saturdays and Sundays with live stream audio on hereonearth.org.

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Strawberry

It is strawberry season and French chef Monique Hooker is ready to teach us how to make a red, white, and blue strawberry pie for Fourth of July....

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[ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Summer Reading from Words Without Borders

Whether you are interested in knowing more about world events in Pakistan, Iran, and China this summer, or whether you just want to escape, we have got a book for you. Join in with your own selections when we talk with Words Without Borders editors about their Summer Reading List. ...

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[ Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Flowers That Kill

During WWII, while the Japanese made sure their divine emperor would never be seen or heard, and used cherry blossoms to symbolize his power, Hitler's image was plastered everywhere, his speeches amplified, and roses were used to reinforce his image as father of the people. Join Jean Feraca with Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney for Flowers That Kill....

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[ Wed, 1 Jul 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Music of Human Consciousness

Musical inspiration can come from a lot of places but Composer Bruce Adolphe found the inspiration for his latest piece in a particularly unusual spot: the research of neuroscientist Antonio Damasio. Self Comes to Mind is the end product of this collaboration between scientist and musician and it was recently performed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Video imagery and projected texts accompanied Yo-Yo Ma's performance of the duo's cello and percussion composition. ...

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[ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Women in Iran: Raising the Roof

Having grown up female in Iran just prior to the 1979 Revolution, Nahid Rachlin knows a thing or two about social unrest, Iranian politics and what the experience of both are like for women. Author of the memoir Persian Girls and a professor at the New School University, Nahid Rachlin joins us to provide context and insight into the current Iranian controversy....

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[ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Milkshakes With a Twist

Think you know everything there is to know about milkshakes? How about a little basil in your strawberry? Or a few shakes of chili powder to add some smoke to your chocolate shake? Adam Reid gives this old-time favorite a few new licks and a twist, turning kidstuff into a surprisingly sophisticated adult affair....

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[ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

The Compelling Moment

Richard Harwood of the Harwood Institute for Innovation has a knack for reading a crisis as an opportunity. He calls this "The Compelling Moment," citing what is going on in Tehran, Detroit, and elsewhere in these worst of times and best of times....

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[ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Global Word Play

How many ways are there to say "believe me" in the world? In English, we say "I'm not pulling your leg." In Russian, the phrase is "I'm not hanging noodles from your ear." Author Jag Bhalla collects this and other amusing, often hilarious phrases that provide a unique perspective on how different cultures perceive and describe the world....

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[ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

The Science of Compassion

Back in 2000 James Doty was living the high life. A neurosurgeon turned biotech investor, he drove a Ferrari and was in the process of buying a private island when he lost his fortune in the dot-com bust. Now he is the director of a new research institute he founded to study compassion. Buddhist nun, Thubten Chodron, joins us as we discuss the connections between the scientific and the religious search for compassion. ...

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[ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Obama's Stance on Iran

Iranians are taking the street, en masse, to contest the results of their recent election. Leaders around the world are speaking up in support of the protesters. Obama, however, seems to be laying low. Today we discuss the pros and cons of cautious diplomacy with Iran and why Twitter is popping up in stories about Iranian protesters....

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[ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Urban/Suburban Permaculture

Whether you live in the city or in the suburbs, you could be growing your own food on your rooftop, on concrete, and even up the side of your walls using the commonsense techniques of permaculture design. Bill Wilson of Midwest Permaculture teaches people how to get started. He joins us at the Energy Fair....

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[ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

The Invisible Hook

Whoever thought we would be worried about pirates in the 21st century? If you are interested in how today's pirate menace compares with the swashbuckling, cutlass brandishing pirates of old, join us with economist Peter Leeson, who uncovers the hidden economics of piracy in his book, The Invisible Hook. ...

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[ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Saving the Coral Reefs One Stitch at a Time

Join us for a woolly celebration of the intersection of higher geometry and feminine handicraft. Margaret Wertheim, co-director of the Institute for Figuring, is joined by a bevy of women who are in the process of creating a stitched coral reef as a testimony to the disappearing wonders of the marine world....

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[ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

The Blue Sweater

Can you imagine the shock of giving an outgrown sweater to Goodwill and then finding it eleven years later on the back of some poor kid in Rwanda? That is what happened to Jacqueline Novogratz who subsequently left a career in international banking to found Acumen Fund, an organization dedicated to tackling global poverty. ...

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[ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Out of Poverty

We might expect to find poverty in India or in Africa, but what about the newly poor living in Ohio? Travelling through the Midwest, Mort Rosenblum, editor of Dispatches magazine, met the jobless and hopeless of formerly thriving towns where you can now buy a house for $800 and get a second thrown in for free....

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[ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti

Is it really still true that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach? Giulia Melucci tested that maxim through twenty years of New York City dating before throwing in the dish towel. Now she is the author of the hilarious memoir, I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti, a red-sauce laden journey to recipes and self-discover. ...

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[ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Travel as a Political Act

They say the world is shrinking, so what can we do to feel more comfortable with our neighbors? Travel! Acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves' new book argues that we can't understand our world without experiencing it. Travel as a Political Act will teach us all what it means to travel with our place in the world in mind....

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[ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Bead for Life

Bead for Life is a non-profit organization dedicated to overcoming extreme poverty in Uganda through the support of an international grassroots movement rather than aid. Through the work of Bead for Life, women in Uganda make and sell paper beads to people around the world. Join us and Bead for Life's Torkin Wakefield as we explore how feminine handicraft becomes the base for eradicating extreme poverty....

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[ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

The Art Instinct

Can you imagine what our cave people ancestors were thinking as they relaxed by the side of a fire and enjoyed a beautiful sunset? If you think that we've only learned to appreciate beauty more recently, think again. We are celebrating Darwin's bicentennial year with author Denis Dutton and his book, The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution, which explores the evolutionary role of aesthetic appreciation....

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[ Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Reaching Out to the Muslim World (Part 2)

Since his days on the campaign trail, President Obama promised a speech to the Muslim World to define US policy and change perceptions of America. Did his speech in Cairo succeed? We will analyze Obama's speech and look at the international reaction as we talk with Prof. Uli Schamiloglu, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison....

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[ Mon, 8 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Catching Fire: How Cooking Made us Human

Have you ever seen an otter fry a fish? Maybe you haven't thought too much about how cooking is a strictly human activity, but Richard Wrangham has. In his latest book, Catching Fire: How Cooking Made us Human, Richard Wrangham, renowned primatologist, argues that humanity itself began when we started cooking our food. This food Friday we go deep into our human ancestry to discover how cooking itself may be responsible for our biological and sociological evolution into what we are today. ...

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[ Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Take Back Your Time

TAKE BACK YOUR TIME is a major U.S. and Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic of overwork, over-scheduling and time famine that now threatens our health, our families and relationships, our communities and our environment. Join us to explore work and workers around the world. ...

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[ Thu, 4 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Iceland's Story

Iceland is the site of an aluminum smelting industry, it has been at the forefront of renewable energy development, and, most recently, it has seen what is perhaps the most spectacular fall of any nation during the global economic crisis. Andri Magnason's book Dreamland and the recent film made from it take us on a journey through Iceland's struggle to recover a sustainable identity for itself but its story has something to teach us all about what it means to honor what's valuable about a nation...

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[ Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

The Book of Dead Philosophers

What can you tell about a person from the way they die? In The Book of Dead Philosophers, Simon Critchley, Professor of Philosophy at the New School in New York, explores death, our last taboo, from a most unusual perspective. He recounts the demise of famous philosophers, revealing how their variously tragic, amusing, and bizarre ends can help us lead richer lives....

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[ Tue, 2 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Guerrilla Gardening

What do you get when you cross a desire to go green and the nerve to takeover land owed by someone else? It is called Guerrilla Gardening, and while it was first practiced in 17th century Britain, it has become a movement in places like New York City, where abandoned lots are turned into lush gardens by local "Green Guerrillas."...

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[ Mon, 1 Jun 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Sex, Death, and Oysters

When food writer Robb Walsh discovered that the local Galveston Bay oysters were being passed off as Blue Points and Chincoteagues in other parts of the country, he decided to look into the matter. His new book, Sex, Death and Oysters: A Half-Shell Lover's World Tour, documents a five-year adventure that docks everywhere from oyster reefs to oyster bars and from corporate boardrooms to hotel bedrooms in a quest for the truth about the world's most profitable aphrodisiac....

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[ Fri, 29 May 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

A Language of Song

Samuel Charters, one of the very first musicologists to study Afro-American music, has summed up his life's work in "A Language of Song," which details his journey to Africa and to find Africa-influenced music in the United States, Brazil, and the Carribean....

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[ Thu, 28 May 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

"Fugee" Soccer (as in Refugee)

When New York Times journalist Warren St. John wrote about a soccer team in Georgia made up of child refugees from all over the world, Universal Studios jumped on the film-rights. Warren St. John's new book about the team, Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, An American Town, chronicles the hard work and heroic journeys of the players and sheds light on what it takes to build a community when we seem to have little in common....

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[ Wed, 27 May 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

Intergenerational Caregiving

The increasing need for care for our elders is often seen as a problem or pressure put on our families, communities and government. But is there a way to see it instead as an opportunity? Across the United States and the world caretakers, non-profit groups, and university programs are beginning to redevelop notions of care giving by looking across generations. The St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is one manifestation in the movement toward seeing the need for car...

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[ Tue, 26 May 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

An Ecology of Music

How would you turn Alaska into a piece of music? A glacial tempo, filled with cold motifs and melodies or something grand and imposing? Composer John Luther Adams answers this question every time he steps into his studio....

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[ Mon, 25 May 2009 14:00:01 GMT ]

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