Word of Mouth Past Shows

March 18, 2010

Katrina Ingraham — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:15:22 -0400

Today on Word of Mouth, a look at filmmakers turning their creative genius toward the iPhone. Universities are now teaching film courses based on the video camera that’s already in your pocket. Plus, the future history of the Arctic. We hear about some of the people who live there, who study it, and who will determine its destiny. Then, don’t touch that screen! New episodes of web-videos are coming to you from right here in New Hampshire. we’ll visit an audition for actors on the Seacoast.

March 17, 2010

Avishay Artsy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:24:28 -0400

Today on Word of Mouth, Atlas Obscura identifies oddities for the eccentric traveler. From the Kansas City Hair Museum to a NATO command bunker in Norway, to a Druidic passage in Ireland that keeps time. And, we’ll skip forward in Irish time with a look at the St. Patrick’s Day brand here in the U.S., and hear about an old Broadway showtune that triggers memories of an Irish-American childhood. Plus, reporting on drug-related violence in Mexico is risky for journalists, who are often targets of the cartels.

March 16, 2010

Katrina Ingraham — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:39:54 -0400

Today on Word of Mouth, measuring need. Poverty researchers look beyond money and consider access to food, health care, and education to find more effective approaches to aid. And, we hear what poverty sounds like when channeled into music. Stories from Rio’s violent slums, where drug gangs rule and kids carry guns. Afro Reggae puts instruments, paintbrushes and theater scripts into their hands instead. And we move from the heavy bass of the favelas to the throbbing new community centers now coming alive in public libraries.

March 15, 2010

Avishay Artsy — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:03:08 -0400

Today on Word of Mouth, faster, cheaper Internet everywhere. The FCC unveils its new broadband plan tomorrow. We’ll hear about the poltical and economic costs of getting businesses to share access with the public. Then, minding all that bandwidth. A new degree program trains virtual security guards. Plus, feeling the damp today? We’ll hear about improving home energy efficiency by up to 70 percent using deep-energy retrofits. Plus, moonshine didn’t get poured down the drain after prohibition. We’ll hear stories about skinny jean hipsters who have taken up kitchen distilling.

March 11, 2010

Katrina Ingraham — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:42:03 -0500

Today on Word of Mouth, the US race to get ahead on clean energy gets a boost from a new funding agency at the Department of Energy. But is the money enough, and is it going to the right projects, to beat china in the green revolution? And, one teenager finds peace as an apprentice in a seattle tea shop. Plus, how marketers make us fear germs. Some studies say your hand sanitizer won’t save you from getting sick. A fiction writer is overtaken by sudden seizures, and embarks on a quest to understand the connection between body and mind.