March 9, 2008: This week on Sunday @ 5..."Dreams of Paradise," the next in
the "Stories from the Heart of the Land" series. In this hour, hear
stories of people living out their dreams of paradise and sometimes
waking up to a nightmare. Sam Hurst and Dean Olsher discover the pain
of loving land that gives you nothing but trouble. Natalie Edwards
faces a personal chamber of horrors at Brooklyn's Prospect Park. And a
few sleepless Hawaiians plot the extinction of a noisy nocturnal nuisance: the Coqui Frog.

"Dreams of Paradise" on Sunday @ 5 March 9.

Web link: http://www.atlantic.org/projects/heartoftheland/paradise.php

March 2, 2008: This week on Sunday @ 5...illegal immigration through the immigrant's eyes. Produced by KUT and NPR's Latino USA, this program explores who the undocumented are, how they affect local communities, what's gained when people cross an international border, and what's lost with every journey.

"Lost and Found at the Border" on Sunday @ 5 March 2.

Weblink: http://kut.org/items/tag/lost_and_found

February 24, 2008: This week on Sunday @ 5.U.S.-Russian relations. When the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s, relations between the two superpowers relaxed. But 18 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, interactions between Washington and Moscow are once again icy.

Ray Suarez hosts "From Cold War to Cold Peace" on the next Sunday@5 here on KUER.

Weblink: http://www.americaabroadmedia.org/FromColdWartoColdPeace.html

February 17, 2008: This week on Sunday @ 5... laughter. Radio Lab explores the power of laughter to calm us, bond us to one another, or to spread... like a virus.

"Laughter" from Radio Lab on the next Sunday@5 here on KUER.

Weblink: http://www.radiolab.org

February 10, 2008: This week on Sunday @ 5."Nature is Homeground," the next in the "Stories from the Heart of the Land" series. In this hour we'll explore other people's sacred ground, from Charles Bowden's home in the Sonoran Desert to Arizona's Glen Canyon in the years before it was dammed -- and what happens once the place you love is gone.

Join us for the next Sunday @ 5 here on KUER.

Weblink: http://www.atlantic.org/projects/heartoftheland/homeground.php

February 03, 2008: This week on Sunday @ 5.the debate over performance-enhancing drugs in sports. The recent federal probe into steroid use by athletes and the conviction of sprinter Marian Jones have brought doping back into the spotlight. Sportscaster Bob Costas moderates this latest debate in the "Intelligence Squared" series.

Drugs and sports on the next Sunday @ 5 here on KUER.

Weblink: http://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/Event.aspx?Event=23

JANUARY 27, 2008: This week on Sunday @ 5.growing up in foster care. Adoptions are up, but most of those adoptions are of younger kids. Advocates are trying to persuade more families to adopt teenagers since many who "age out" of foster care wind up on the streets.

"Wanted: Parents," an American Radioworks special, on the next Sunday @ 5 here on KUER.

Weblink: http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/fostercare/index.html

JANUARY 20, 2008: This week on Sunday @ 5... desegregation. On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, hear what it took to integrate schools in the South. Through first-person accounts of the era of "forced busing," this documentary explores the ways school desegregation changed the nation.

"An Imperfect Revolution: Voices from the Desegregation Era" on the next Sunday @ 5 here on KUER.

Weblink: http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/deseg/

JANUARY 13, 2008: This week on Sunday @ 5...journeys home and away, the third in the "Stories from the Heart of the Land" series. Hear accounts filed by a few brave radio producers sent out into nature on a mission of discovery. James Spring goes to Mexico in search of old-growth trees-and his youthful idealism. Jon Miller travels a trail he built in his twenties, and ponders what it means to leave his mark.

Join us for "Stories from the Heart of the Land" on the next Sunday @ 5 here on KUER.

Weblink: http://www.atlantic.org/projects/heartoftheland/journeys.php

JANUARY 06, 2008: This week on Sunday @ 5..."Sleep." RadioLab tackles the question: why do we sleep? Every creature -- from giant humpback whales to fruit flies -- does it, yet science still doesn't know why. A look at sleep disorders, sleep deprivation and the study of dreams.

It's RadioLab on the next Sunday @ 5 here on KUER.

Weblink: http://www.radiolab.org

DECEMBER 30, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5...a program in two parts. First, we'll hear stories filed by University of Utah radio journalism students. And in the second half of the show, we'll go global with stories about dentists in India and music in Afghanistan from World Vision Report.

From around the block to the around the world on the next Sunday @ 5 here on KUER.

Weblink: http://www.worldvisionreport.org

December 23: This week on Sunday @ 5..."A Cowboy Christmas." Produced by Hal Cannon of the Western Folklife Center, "A Cowboy Christmas" celebrates the holiday with memories, music, and poetry of people who live and work in the isolation of America's outback. Enjoy stories and songs from poets Baxter Black, Waddie Mitchell, and Native American singer and comedian Vincent Craig.

"A Cowboy Christmas." on the next Sunday @ 5 here on KUER.

Weblink: http://www.westernfolklife.org/site/

DECEMBER 16, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5."Intelligence Squared" tackles the statement, "It's time to end affirmative action." This hour-long Oxford-style debate has one motion, one moderator, and six advocates who passionately argue for and against the motion. At the end, you'll hear which side persuaded the live studio audience.

Affirmative action debated on the next Sunday@5 here on KUER.

Weblink: http://www.intelligencesquared.com/

DECEMBER 09, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5."Stories from the Heart of the Land," a series that features intimate stories about the human connection to the natural world. This week tackles the question, why can we clearly picture distant and remote locales, even when we've never been outside our home towns? We travel from the North Pole to Western Tibet and a few places in between in search of answers.

Join us for "Stories from the Heart of the Land" on the next Sunday@5 here on KUER.
Weblink: http://www.heartoftheland.org

DECEMBER 02, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5.part two of the "2007 Third Coast Festival Broadcast." Every year, the Third Coast Festival some of the best new radio documentaries produced worldwide. Hear the winning documentaries plus behind-the-scenes producer interviews and highlights from the awards ceremony emceed by Peter Sagal.

That's the "2007 Third Coast Festival Broadcast" on the next Sunday@5 here on KUER. Weblink: http://www.thirdcoastfestival.org.

NOVEMBER 25, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5."2007 Third Coast Festival Broadcast." Every year, the Third Coast Festival honors moving, insightful, surprising.in short, some of the best new radio documentaries produced worldwide. This week, hear the winning documentaries plus behind-the-scenes producer interviews and highlights from the awards ceremony emceed by Peter Sagal.

That's the "2007 Third Coast Festival Broadcast" on the next Sunday@5 here on KUER. Weblink: http://www.thirdcoastfestival.org.

NOVEMBER 18, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5."Beyond Fear, America's Role in an Uncertain World." Global fears such as terrorism and disease shape America's national security and foreign policies. But should they? Host David Brancaccio and others explore new scenarios for US global leadership built on common action, trust, and hope.

Tune in for "Beyond Fear" on the next Sunday@5 here on KUER.

Weblink: www.beyondfear2007.blogspot.com

NOVEMBER 11, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5."Stories from the Heart of the Land," a new series that features intimate stories about the human connection to the natural world. In part one of this six-part series, you'll hear Elizabeth Arnold meeting grizzly bears, Jonathan Goldstein reluctantly going camping, and the Kitchen Sisters exploring a canyon.

That's "Stories from the Heart of the Land" on the next Sunday @ 5 here on KUER.

Weblink: http://www.heartoftheland.org

NOVEMBER 04, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5...the second part of "Edge of the Rez," a two-part documentary profiling people living in towns bordering the Hopi and Navajo reservations in northern Arizona. Hear about a traditional Navajo couple who have sent their children off the reservation to school, a Navajo family that blends political activism, punk rock and tradition, as well as the profile of a border town health clinic. Join us for "Edge of the Rez" on the next Sunday @ 5 November 4 on KUER.

Weblink: http://www.knau.org/edgerez.html

OCTOBER 28, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5..."Edge of the Rez." This two-part documentary profiles the people who straddle two sometimes disparate worlds living in towns that neighbor the Hopi and Navajo reservations in northern Arizona. From education to alcoholism to religion and racism, native and non-native people tell their compelling, often emotional, personal stories of living on the "Edge of the Rez."

Weblink: http://www.knau.org/edgerez.html

OCTOBER 21, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5...After Oil, a documentary exploring what happens to our economy and way of life when cheap oil runs out. Some economists and scientists predict that the world's cheap oil is almost gone. How will that affect American culture and what alternatives are being cultivated to feed America's energy appetite? Join us for After Oil, a production of WFYI and the Purdue College of Engineering, on the next Sunday @ 5 October 21 here on KUER 90.1.

Weblink: http://www.engineeringimpact.org

OCTOBER 14, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5... Searching for peace in Burma. The recent pro-democracy demonstrations in Rangoon and the harsh military response to them have again thrust Burma's political troubles into the spotlight. The documentary "Kawthoolei" focuses on women peace activists working along the Thai-Burma border. Join us October 14 for "Kawthoolei" on the next Sunday @ 5 here on KUER.

Weblink: http://www.outervoices.org

OCTOBER 07, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5, the backstory of the public radio series "This I Believe." Jay Allison hosts this documentary about Edward R. Murrow's acclaimed radio series and the inspiration for NPR's revival. That's "The History of This I Believe," part of the Sunday @ 5 series October 2 here on KUER 90.1.

More information is at http://www.thisibelieve.org/.

Attend a "This I Believe" writing workshop or stop in for some free Writing Coaching on your essay. Workshops will be held on Wednesday, October 10th and 17th from 6-8 pm or Saturday, November 3rd and 10th from 2-4pm. Workshops are free, but registration is required. To register for a workshop, or for more information, call the SLCC Community Writing Center at 957-4992 or go to our website at www.slcc.edu/cwc.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5, an American RadioWorks documentary about the impact of climate change on lives and livelihoods across the globe. A group of young reporters file stories from Tanzania, Ecuador, New Zealand and other places feeling the early effects of global warming. That's "Reports from a Warming Planet" on the next Sunday @ 5 here on KUER.

For more information, visit the American Radio Works Web site at: http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/earlysigns/

These days it seems that everyone-from media (like us). to dinner tables (maybe like yours)-is talking about sustainability. How do you fit in? Play a new game from American Public Media to find out what the world might look like if everyone lived your lifestyle. And have a little fun, too. Click on the graphic link below.

SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2007: This week on Sunday@5, join us for an American RadioWorks documentary about Japan's growing role in global youth culture. For many people, rock and roll and other Western fashions still personify youth culture, but for more and more young people across the globe, the capitol of pop culture is Tokyo. Join us for Sunday@5, September 23rd at 5pm.

Web link: http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/japan/.

SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2007: We travel to the Maryland high school classroom of Colman McCarthy, a former Washington Post columnist who now devotes most of his time to challenging high school students to think about alternatives to warfare."

In a world of too much violent conflict, this documentary asks: Can the traits of peacemaking be taught to young people in schools? Examining this imperative question are some of America's most innovative leaders in the field of conflict resolution education and peace studies. Among those heard in this documentary are Colman McCarthy, longtime Washington Post columnist who now devotes his time to teaching peace in D.C. area public schools; Linda Lantieri, whose Resolving Conflicts Creatively program has been used in 400 U.S. schools; Eric Dawson, a dynamic young educator who developed Peacegames for public schools; and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, a Lesley University professor who has analyzed the effect of our violent popular culture on young children. We also hear from kids who describe their perceptions of violence and peace.

Website: www.humanmedia.org.

Direct link to the episode page: http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=130

This week on Sunday @ 5, we'll also sample some of the best work done by radio journalism students at the University of Utah. We'll hear from both sides in Utah's school voucher debate and look at whether there could eventually be a Jewish congregation in Utah County. And we'll hear from a group of teens who came to Utah this summer as part of a church service project.

SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2007: This week on Sunday @ 5 comes a real-life story of three American women on a journey to connect with the tribal women of Darfur, culminating in a surprising celebration of hope and music. The program features music from the women of Darfur, and students and faculty from the renowned Berklee College of Music and from the benefit CD, "We Are All Connected"; stories by Linda Mason and interviews from people involved in this inspiring international community building project. Join us for Sunday @ 5 on September 9th.

Purchase the music CD "We Are All Connected" from Amazon.com through this link and help support KUER. A percentage of each sale through the Amazon.com / KUER Shop supports our public radio station.

SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2007: This week on Sunday@5, we'll hear about new research into the placebo effect, on RadioLab. Could the best medicine be no medicine at all? It's a fascinating look at the chemical consequences of belief and imagination. Join us for Sunday@5, September 2nd at 5:00. For more information, visit http://www.radiolab.org.

AUGUST 26th, 2007: This week on Sunday@5 we offer another Intelligence Squared debate, this time on whether "America is Too Damn Religious". The series features Oxford-style debate, with one motion, one moderator, and three panelists for the motion and three against. That's Sunday@5, August 26 at 5:00. For more information, visit http://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/.

AUGUST 19th, 2007: This week on Sunday@5, take a look inside the human mind, on the RadioLab special, “Memory and Forgetting”.  According to the latest research, remembering is actually a very unstable and profoundly unreliable process.  Can our memories be trusted?  Join us for Sunday@5, August 19th at 5:00.  For more information, visit http://www.radiolab.org.

AUGUST 12th, 2007: This week on Sunday@5, we'll hear a debate about the limits of free expression, as part of Intelligence Squared. The series brings Oxford-style debate to America, with one motion, one moderator, and three panelists for the motion and three against. The motion this week is "Freedom of expression must include the license to offend," with panelists Philip Gourevitch, Christopher Hitchens, Signe Wilkinson, David Cesarani, Daisy Khan and Mari Matsuda. That's Sunday@5, August 12 at 5:00. For more information, visit http://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/.

JULY 29th & AUGUST 5th, 2007: For the next two weekends, on Sunday @ 5, we'll hear the two part series "Radio Across Time Zones," from the world-renowned Third Coast Audio Festival. Hopping time zones, host Gwen Macsi, presents the work of leading producers from Australia, Canada, England and Ireland. Listeners will discover the unique storytelling styles each country has to offer. That's "Radio Across Time Zones" July 29 and August 5th at 5:00. For more information visit www.thirdcoastfestival.org.

JULY 22, 2007: This week on Sunday@5, we'll hear the documentary, "The Sprawling of America." It's a lively look at the issue of urban sprawl and the cost of more and more of us adopting the American dream of life in the suburbs. We'll hear about coyotes grabbing pets from suburban homes, farmers who sell to developers and people who build and live in closet-sized houses. That's "The Sprawling of America", part of the Sunday@5 series, July 22 at 5:00. You can visit The Environment Report online to hear the original pieces that inspired this documentary:

Bigger Homes, Better Living?
Hidden Costs of Sprawl
Race's Role in Urban Sprawl (Part 1)
Race's Role in Urban Sprawl (Part 2)
Parking Meters Take Toll on Cities (Part 1)
The High Costs of Empty Parking Lots (Part 2)
Wily Coyotes in the City
Living Next to Wild Neighbors
Selling the Family Farm to Developers (Part 1)
Big Perks for Tiny Houses?