Guests: Dr. Aart Holtslag, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Shepherd University and students, Nathan Emery and Wilhelm Remberg. These students represented a larger group of students from the Political Science class who participated in and received awards for their success in the program.
Discussion: This team participated in a recent Model UN program in which they represented various countries and issues in a format similar to actual UN protocol. The group received several awards for their participation.
Originally broadcast on WSHC from the campus of Shepherd University on May 2, 2015.
Note: The audio was set a little too low for the opening by Dr. Holtslag but this was cleared up after the first couple of minutes, so hang in there it gets better!
Guest: Aurora Ellis, Journalist, Editor, Graduate of Howard University, Political Science and International Relations
Discussion: Police relations with the black community, the Baltimore unrest following the death of Freddie Gray, the need for police accountability and transparency, underlying conditions
Note: The audio starts mid-stream of the conversation.
Guest: Jim Surkamp, Noted Historian and story teller of Civil War History
Discussion: Jim describes how people, in and around the area of Jefferson County, WV survived during the Civil War. Discussion of food, slavery, military activity, north and south factions and survival during this period.
Originally aired on April 4, 2015 from the broadcasting studio of WSHC Shepherdstown Radio, 89.7 FM
Guests: Jan Hummer, Amanda Adkins and Bonnie Hamberger
Discussion of the goals and activities of Open Minds, a non-profit organization.
Topics include the Mindfulness Summit on April 18, 2015, the goals of social and educational transformation, community strengthening and partnering to achieve goals.
Narrative: Michael Judd describes his roots in agro-ecology and permaculture and his approach to improving land and its usefulness for growing edible plants, including mushrooms.
Broadcast on WSHC radio from the campus of Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV, March 7, 2015