Episode 49, Sheril
February 23, 2012
If you click the little play arrow down there you’ll be able to join us as we speak with Sheril Kirshenbaum, author and science writer. Besides being Director of The University of Texas at Austin’s Project on Energy Communication, she has written or co-written three books about science, has given a TED talk and is a science advisor to NPR’s Science Fridays program. I asked her how to boil an egg.
Just kidding. We talk about the future of energy and women in science, many things. Plus, a few more guests come by, but they asked that I don’t reveal their names at this time. And there’s a quiz and some news, all the things you need to know if you know what to need!
A translation of that previous sentence would be appreciated.
More on topics in this show: sustainable energy, women in science, pants
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Episode 48, George
February 9, 2012
Here it is, another new show! This time we speak with George Bradley. He is a master of herpetology, meaning he collects, manages, identifies and pretty much loves everything about reptiles and amphibians. And he gets paid for the love by the University of Arizona Museum of Natural History. Plus, we got to go down to his space to have a talk and look at his many, many critters. There’s also a quiz, nothing about herpetology, just a general one-question quiz. And we have news about things you may think should never be news! How does that work? We’ll see. And there’s always an unexpected guest or two dropping by. So why not hop on down to the play arrow and shed that old skin for some fresh entertainment!
More on topics in this show: herpetology, leather-backed sea turtle, stop signs
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Episode 47, Kara
January 26, 2012
It’s another episode of The Mikie Show! I know, we were all hoping I’d say that. Well, I did. Join us as we speak with Kara Hartzler, an attorney whose focus is immigration and refugee law. We talk about what’s right and wrong for all sides. And she’s a playwright as well, whose plays have been performed across the country. Click here for more info on that.
We have other features, too: There’s a quiz! How often does one get to do that without even asking! Plus there’s news that only we seem to be able to find, and perhaps an unexpected guest. He or she remains in the shadows for now, I guess you’ll have to listen to see them.
And Mikie gets a phone call! How riveting, a phone call! Okay, that’s not that riveting but it could be a little welding-like!
What the heck am I talking about!
Try clicking the play arrow and help me find out!
More on topics in this show: Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, refugees, baloney
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Episode 46, Wake
January 11, 2012
It’s episode forty-six! Fresh on the heels of episode forty-five. Maybe not so fresh, it’s been a while, but what matters is, you’re here!
Yes, this episode we speak with Wake Wheeler, a Shamanic practitioner. He practices and teaches the traditions of the Q’ero, indigenous people of Peru. Truly a gentle soul. And I was surprised to find out how important textiles are to their beliefs and traditions.
There’s more things: We’re going to have a quiz (bet you never guessed that), and some news, and Mikie gets stuck under an underpass, who knows what can happen under an underpass… I see another guest drops by, but they’re not yet quite in focus. If you click the play arrow, though, everything will become clear, so go ahead, see for yourself!
More on topics in this episode: Q’ero people, back-strap loom, rabbits
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Episode 45, Mary
December 8, 2011
It’s a new episode the The Mikie Show! This time around we speak with Mary Hartman, PhD. A former dean of Douglass University, she is at the forefront of women’s education having founded the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Rutgers University. She has also written several books, one of which has altered how historians view the affect that changes in the family had on the political and economic history of Western civilization. Plus, she’s a dynamite ping-pong player! Okay, not sure about the ping-pong, but she’s so nice, it would figure, right?
And, we have a quiz, unique to the world of quizzes. And there’s some news you may have missed and a trip on a ferry with a Frenchman (don’t get that every day). Is that it? I was hoping to use the word “and” a few more times. There, I just did! And I don’t know why!
Yikes!
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More on topics discussed in this episode: women’s rights, family, shoelaces
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Episode 44, Gordon
November 17, 2011
This episode we speak with percussionist extraordinaire, Gordon Gottlieb. He is an all-world multi-instrumentalist, and can play literally hundreds of percussion instruments, all mallets (like vibes and marimba) and is an amazing timpanist as well. We get him to bang on some stuff just to prove it. Recording? He’s played on at least 125 albums and hundreds of film scores and commercials. Then there’s the master classes around the world, touring with major orchestras and did we mention teaching at the Julliard School?
How do I follow that? By coming before it, that’s how! Yes, this episode features much more, for an incredibly low price, and if you call now… wait, where was I? Oh yes, we have a quiz and some news and there’s something going on next door, I think I’m going over there to find out what it is.
So why not click the little play arrow and head off to a land where banging on stuff is encouraged!
More on topics discussed in this episode: percussion, Carnival, suction cups
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Episode 43, Sarah
November 3, 2011
Hurrah, it’s another show about stuff I don’t know! Yes, this episode we speak with Sarah Mattson, planetary photographic cartographer, you know, I don’t really know what to call her, but she creates 3D terrain models of the surface of Mars. It’s scary realistic, because it is! These pictures are downloads from an orbiting camera like no other. Humans need to assemble them into beautiful 3D scenes from the planet’s surface. She also does the Moon. In fact that’s one of the camera’s pictures of the Martian surface right there on the left. We also want to thank Lujendra Ojha for popping up in our interview, he’s the person who first witnessed the picture of the erosion patterns on Mars that were all the buzz a few months ago. And if you listen closely, you’ll hear another member of this team, Christy Caudill, saying hi from behind her giant computer screens. Sadly, she has been surgically attached to her computer, but we brought her some snacks and stuff.
I know there’s more… Oh, we have a quiz! We always have a quiz! And there’s news. We always have news! And another guest comes by, unexpectedly! We always have a g… okay you get the idea, it’s that familiar half-hour of top-notch entertainment right here on Earth!
More on topics discussed in this episode: HiRISE Camera, anaglyphs, forks
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Episode 42, Glenn
October 13, 2011
Episode forty-two welcomes back our friend, psychotherapist Glenn Berger, PhD. This is his fourth visit with us and as always it’s great to have him back. This time we discuss ADD, the difficulty of taking action and other topics of the psyche. And now I get that free session!
Plus, we get visited by a, okay, I’m not telling, you’ll have to listen to find out. And there’s news and a quiz and a remarkable soufflé recipe! Nope, the recipe thing is not true, but everything else is!
More on topics discussed in this episode: EMDR, Mencius, tassels
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Episode 41, Sarah
September 22, 2011
This episode we speak with Sarah Luchetta, an archaeologist, French speaker and roller derby girl. What was that, roller derby girl? Yes, besides investigating the artifacts of human history, she likes participating in a contact sport. Roller Derby is back in a revised edition that’s truly a sport this time. New clubs are popping up all over these days and we find out why. There’s another guest coming by as well but I haven’t heard that part yet so I don’t know who that will be. And we have a quiz, and some news from around the area. All in all, it’s twenty-eight minutes of a smashing good time!
More on topics discussed in this episode: Northern Arizona Roller Derby, Roller Skates, taffy
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Episode 40, Hector & Lidia
September 8, 2011
It’s episode forty, the first in a series of forties! We celebrate this new decade of episodes with another show about wonderful dancing! This time, we speak with Lidia and Hector LeGrand, experts in tango, teaching and performing it. But this is the real deal tango from Argentina, very much different from the Hollywood tango portrayed in movies.
Plus, we have a sound quiz! And there was a shortage of news so we found the fun page instead. And our friend from, well, can’t say right now, but we take a trip together. So much really, there’s almost no room for dessert!
More on topics discussed in this episode: tango (be sure to check out the little movie here), Milonga, rope
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Episode 39, Whit
August 24, 2011
Episode thirty-nine! Just had to say it, hope you don’t mind. We speak with Whit Patten, a man who grew up on a farm in the country (he had to board in town to attend high school) but went on to travel the world doing top secret work for the US in the cold war. Specifically, monitoring Soviet nuclear testing in the Arctic and Pacific. And then there’s the U-2 Flights and NASA, such a guy! There’s more: we have a couple of old friends stop by, you know the ones I’m talking about, they come by every now and then and do funny things. I can’t recall their names just now, however. You’ll have to listen to find out who! And we have a quiz and some news and just about everything you’d ever want in a radio variety show, including crisp, clean, fresh breath!
More on topics discussed in this episode: Cold War, Kirkenes, Norway, coolness
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Episode 38, Erin
August 9, 2011
Hurray, another show about language! Join us as we learn every curse word there ever was! That’s not true, we just talk about language, but it’s with linguistic anthropologist Erin Debenport, PhD. She is working to save the Tiwa language spoken in the San Antonio pueblo of New Mexico. Unique to this research is that Ms. Debenport has to agree to keep her knowledge of their language a secret (even the pueblo’s name is a pseudonym). Very interesting. There’s also a quiz: test your hearing-to-brain connection and win your very own teaspoon of self-esteem! And, we have some news, and some other guests come by, but I forget their names; okay, it’s a secret for now, alright? Oh, it’s going to be such a blast and don’t forget, The Mikie Show keeps colors from fading, even in hot water!
More on topics discussed in this episode: pueblos, linguistic anthropology, bread crumbs
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Episode 37, Abe
July 19, 2011
Join us as we speak with fabulous violinist Abe Appleman. Besides a love of chamber music, his main gig is playing with the first fiddles in the Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera in New York City. And he’s done that for the last thirty years. We talk about the joy of a musician’s life. And he agreed to play a little for us, and, even though it’s over a funky phone connection, it was worth it. Also, our old friend, um, do you really want me to tell? Nah, it’s better to be surprised. There’s a little news, of course, and how about this for a feature: a sound quiz! There’s so much more, I can’t bring myself to type it. Why is that? Remember, The Mikie Show absorbs quickly and is completely gluten free!
More on topics in this episode: Metropolitan Opera, Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, clams
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Episode 36, Liz
July 19, 2011
Join us as we speak with Liz Tilley, a soon to be PhD in Family Studies and Human Development. Her focus is on awareness and prevention of teen pregnancy and how policy, family context and our evolution all contribute. Plus she’s a sweet person who is inspired to work to help all of us. Do we deserve it? I hope so. Of course, we have a quiz and a little news from, ooh, the future… I know an unannounced guest is dropping in and Mikie wants to share some thoughts about little dogs. Why not join the fun by clicking the little arrow. Remember, The Mikie Show helps prevent heartburn!
More on topics in this episode: teenage pregnancy, human development, nothing
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Episode 35, Ned
July 19, 2011
Join us as we speak with newsman/publisher Ned Creighton. He drinks a lot but that’s okay, he’s in the news business. Nah, I’m kidding. He is a great newsman and a conscientious objector to irrational reporting. Well, he’s recently retired but that makes things all so much easier. We talk about running a newspaper (which he did) and reporting the news (he did that, too). There’s also a visit from, aw shucks, I just can’t ruin it for ya, you’ll just have to listen to find out. Let’s just say we have a new guest this episode. What else, hmm, there’s a quiz, I think, and some of our own news, and so much, I get worked up and start to choke up! That’s two ups at a time! So why not click the little arrow and find out what makes the world of independent radio so darned wonderful!
More on topics discussed in this episode: freedom of the press, Arizona Capitol Times, socks
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