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The Unconverted Self
Thursday, March 18 2010
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
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Jonathan Boyarin is the Leonard and Tobee Kaplan Distinguished Professor of Modern Jewish Thought at the UNC-Chapel Hill. He's the author or co-author of more than a dozen books on Jewish life, history, ethnography and thought. He traces his impressive career as a scholar to his childhood on his family's chicken farm in New Jersey, their subsequent move to suburbia and his undergraduate years in Portland, Oregon in the 1970s. Jonathan Boyarin joins host Frank Stasio to talk about his new book, "The Unconverted Self: Jews, Indians, and the Identity of Christian Europe" (University of Chicago Press/2009) and how his life experience informs his work.
50 Years of Computing at UNC
Thursday, March 18 2010
by Frank Stasio and Katy Barron
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A panel discussion on the use of computing in academia takes place today on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. It marks the 50th anniversary of the university’s very first computation center—a basement room that had to be reinforced with steel beams to support the 64,000 pound behemoth computer it housed. Larry Conrad, UNC’s chief information officer, joins host Frank Stasio to reminisce about the early days of campus technology and to discuss where it’s headed next.
Give Us Google!
Wednesday, March 17 2010
by Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas
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Cities across America are gunning to be Google's pick for the installation of a free fiber optic network. The project will guarantee lightening-speed Internet access for homes and businesses and provide affordable Web service to underserved communities. Greensboro and Durham are among the cities trying to get Google's attention. Host Frank Stasio will talk with a couple of campaigners about why the Gate City and the Bull City deserve to be the network's home and what landing Google could mean for the high-tech future of North Carolina.
Mama Juggs
Wednesday, March 17 2010
by Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas
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Anita Woodley likes to put on a show. When she’s not producing WUNC's nationally syndicated radio program, "The Story," she’s a performer. For her one-woman stage show called "Mama Juggs," she transforms into four characters, including her mother and her great-grandmother. The production shares Woodley's experience growing up around strong, female role models and challenges audience members to think about their relationship with their bodies. Woodley’s next performance will be a fundraiser to help her travel to Africa to meet her distant relatives and perform the show for the Tikar people of Cameroon. Woodley talks with host Frank Stasio about how she was influenced by the women in her family and the thrill of sharing her craft with family she hasn't met yet.
After the Workshop
Wednesday, March 17 2010
by Frank Stasio and Katy Barron
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With three novels to his name, John McNally knows a thing or two about the business of writing. And his latest book, “After the Workshop” (Counterpoint/2010) steals characters straight from the industry. There’s an author with writer’s block, a Type-A New York publicist, an emotional romance novelist and some pretentious poets, among others. He joins host Frank Stasio to discuss his novel and poke fun at the world of publishing.
Money Talks: Structuring Successful Nonprofits
Tuesday, March 16 2010
by Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas
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Whether they are providing opportunities to at-risk youth or creating green jobs in underserved neighborhoods, most nonprofit organizations are founded on a passion for a cause. But to operate sustainably, they also need to have a solid structure, a set of decision makers with a wide variety of skills and a deep understanding of the populations they are serving. Today host Frank Stasio talks with a panel of experts about the obstacles to creating effective, successful nonprofit organizations. Joining him are: Micah Gilmer, a social entrepreneur-in-residence at UNC-Chapel Hill and a partner of Frontline Solutions; Trudy Smith, executive director of Executive Service Corps; Scintellix, Inc. CEO and President Peter Johnson; and Tom Kelley, a professor of law at UNC-Chapel Hill and the faculty supervisor of the school's Community Development Law Clinic.
This story is part of the Money Talks Series. Find out more.
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