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Oct. 25, 2016, 8:12 a.m.
In northern Wisconsin, snapping, painted and wood turtles lay their eggs in mid-June. If they survive the many predators with a taste for turtle eggs, they begin to hatch in August, if the weather has been hot and dry, or in September if it has been cool and wet. Listen to our podcast for more fun turtles tales.
August - Shorebirds Heading South
Oct. 25, 2016, 8:11 a.m.
August is a great time to see plovers, sanderlings and other shorebirds in Wisconsin as they migrate south for the winter. Shorebirds migrate long distances, some from as far north as the Arctic Circle to parts of South America. One of the largest plovers in North Americaâthe black-bellied ploverâcan be seen in Wisconsin now, but it will have already molted its distinctive black belly. Keep a sharp eye out at the shoreâs edge for sanderlings and sandpipers.
Oct. 25, 2016, 8:09 a.m.
Nighthawk migration is at its peak in late August. Sometimes you can see thousands of nighthawks in one evening. The birds leave northern Wisconsin early to avoid the early frosts that kill the flying insects they eat. They winter in southern South America, making their migratory journey one of the longest for North American birds. Despite their name, nighthawks are most active at dawn and dusk. You can see them flying over open fields and along roads, twisting and turning as they try to capture insects in flight.
Oct. 25, 2016, 8:08 a.m.
A group of tall, stately plants known collectively as Silphiums bloom in Wisconsin prairies in Augustâthey are compass plant, cup plant, prairie dock and rosinweed. Some get up to eight to ten feet tall and all of them have bright yellow flowers. They have special features that allow them to thrive in hot, dry prairies. In his book, A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold described the difficulty of trying to dig up a Silphium in order to transplant it because of the very deep roots.
Oct. 25, 2016, 8:05 a.m.
An eclectic hour of Classical music. http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com
Oct. 25, 2016, 8:01 a.m.
Fall '16 Fund Drive Show # 2 - Mama Tried Live
Oct. 25, 2016, 7:42 a.m.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Show - A musical mid-life crisis -- a late-night search for meaning and happiness airs on WRIR LP Monday nights from 9 PM to 11 PM. Stream the show @ www.wrir.org
Andrew Bacevich - America's War for the Greater Middle East
Oct. 24, 2016, 10:43 p.m.
September - Wild Rice Harvesting
Oct. 24, 2016, 10:35 p.m.
Wild rice dominated the diet of the native people in the Upper Great Lakes region. Wild rice can be found from Maine west to Saskatchewan and south to Florida. But its greatest densities occur in northern Minnesota (20,000 acres) and Wisconsin (6,000 acres). Wild rice starts to mature in mid-August and lasts through mid-September. Learn how itâs gathered on our podcast.
September - Monarch Butterfly Migration
Oct. 24, 2016, 10:33 p.m.
Wisconsinâs monarch butterflies are headed south this month and will travel more than 1,700 miles to their winter home in the conifer forests in the mountains of central Mexico. Monarch numbers are declining due to loss of their wintering habitat in Mexico, extreme weather events and loss of milkweed plants, which their caterpillars need, due to changes in agricultural practices. You can help monarchs. Listen to our podcast to learn more.
September - Fall Bird Migration
Oct. 24, 2016, 10:31 p.m.
More than 5 billion birds migrate across the Northern Hemisphere each year. Of Wisconsinâs 235 breeding species, 133 are neotropical migrants, meaning they winter in Central and South America. The common tern has the longest fall migration, traveling as far as 16,000 miles! Most birds migrate at night when it is cooler and there are fewer predators. During migration, they need safe places along the wayâsuch as parks and natural areasâ to land, feed and rest.
September - Collecting Prairie Seeds
Oct. 24, 2016, 10:29 p.m.
September is seed collecting time. A few of the prairie plants that set seed in Wisconsin in September are prairie dropseed and yellow coneflower. Many groups, including The Nature Conservancy, collect prairie grass and wildflower seeds to use in prairie restoration. Collecting prairie seed is a great way to get outside in the fall and is fun for the whole family.
Extinction or Internationalism
Oct. 24, 2016, 10:02 p.m.
Episode 63 - Plastic Wrap and You!
Oct. 24, 2016, 7:18 p.m.
Joe and Anthony discuss the latest in crazy news! Joe has the second naked story in his career here and Betty keeps telling us she's stressed out. If you watched any of those debates, you'd be stressed out too. Keep it tuned to listen.chiampa.info
The Queer Early '80s + global LGBT news + more!
Oct. 24, 2016, 5:48 p.m.
Octoberâs LGBT History Month flashes back to the early 80âs ⦠an expanded "Rainbow Minute" honors Gay Games founder Dr. Tom Waddell ⦠and in the news, Indonesiaâs President tries tossing a life preserver to water-boarded queers, a Romanian marriage case divides top officials, Amsterdamâs prosecutor investigates homophobic death threat leaflets, civil marriage equality opponents march in Paris and Mexico City, Australia seats its first openly gay aboriginal MP ⦠and more LGBT news from around the world!
There was no 'revolution' in Syria; the liberation of Aleppo should be celebrated
Oct. 24, 2016, 5:44 p.m.
What's good for Mosul is bad for Aleppo - or so we're told.
Aleppo and Mosul are both fighting ISIL/Nusra terrorists. But while Iraq is celebrated for bombarding Mosul, the Russian-Syrian coalition is condemned for the same action in Aleppo.
Liberating a city through artillery and urban warfare is extremely destructive. So why is hyperbolic and moralistic reporting applied towards the Syrian government's campaign, but not in Iraq?
Stephen Gowans explains this double standard.
He also puts paid to the pernicious falsehood of the "Syrian Revolution," a reactionary Islamist insurrection against Syria's secular government from day one.
Eric Draitser, and many others, bought into Washington's PR campaign. There was no democratic uprising, and no chants of "down with neoliberalism."
We need to stop apologizing for violent contras, and start waving signs for the U.S. to get out of Syria.
Oct. 24, 2016, 8:13 a.m.
Oct. 24, 2016, 5:47 a.m.
An hour of sounds from radio's golden era. http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com
Lovin' That Groove"; 10/23/16; set 1
Oct. 24, 2016, 5:45 a.m.
Lovin' That Groove"; 10/23/16; set 2
Oct. 24, 2016, 5:43 a.m.
Sounds From the Global Village 1621
Oct. 23, 2016, 11:15 p.m.
A musical trip around the world. http://qualityradioproductions.blogspot.com
The Happy Station Show October 23 2016
Oct. 23, 2016, 10:50 p.m.
Media Netwok Plus October 22 2015
Oct. 23, 2016, 10:46 p.m.
Report back from Syria - Getting to the truth
Oct. 23, 2016, 9:47 p.m.
Interview with Joe Jamison on his and the delegation's findings following return from the U.S. Peace Council delegation to Syria this past July.
Oct. 23, 2016, 6:02 p.m.
The Stuph File Program - Episode #0375
Oct. 23, 2016, 5:09 p.m.
An eclectic collection of interviews and odd news designed to entertain
Oct. 23, 2016, 3:55 p.m.
American oceanographer John Englander, author of "High Tide on Main Street" explains the great march inland of rising seas. From UK, Dr. Ted Shepherd: how Arctic heating creates weird weather in the Northern Hemisphere.
Oct. 23, 2016, 11:43 a.m.
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Central PA Antifa on the 5th of November anti NSM rally in Harrisburg
Oct. 23, 2016, 11:42 a.m.
This week we spoke with members of Central PA Antifa about antifascist
organizing in Pennsylvania, about some of the racial and socioeconomic
aspects of that place, and many more topics but mainly about the
National Socialist Movement counter protest that folks are calling for
on November 5th in Harrisburg. We talk about the logistics of the event
and what sorts of things to expect and what sorts of solidarity folks
are asking for. To hear another interview with Central PA Antifa you can
visit our comrades at itsgoingdown.org and follow the links to their
podcast called the IGDcast. To learn more about Central PA Antifa you
can get up with them on facebook, on which you can search Central PA
Antifa, or follow them on Twitter @centralpaantifa. There is also a blog
at: https://centralpaantifascist.wordpress.com/
Playlist is here: http://www.ashevillefm.org/node/17929
#451 -- Ending the Many Wars in Syria, Part 1
Oct. 22, 2016, 9:29 p.m.
Part 1 of a fine new speech by Progressive writer and activist Phyllis Bennis.
She argues that Syria is suffering not from a war but from a half-dozen different wars now being fought there. Many of these are "proxy wars" between other countries (e.g., Saudi Arabia and Iran) being "fought to the last Syrian" There is no military solution to the Syrian disaster--and furthermore, every military adventure the U.S.has taken in this century has been a dismal failure....
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