Intelligence Squared U.S. - Should we break up the big banks?
Airs Sunday, December 15 at 6 p.m. To prevent the collapse of the global financial system in 2008, The Treasury committed 245 billion in taxpayer dollars to stabilize America’s banking institutions....
View ArticleIntelligence Squared U.S. - Embrace the Common Core?
Airs Sunday, October 12 at 6 p.m. In K-12 education, there is nothing more controversial than the Common Core State Standards, national academic standards in English and math. Adopted by more than 40...
View ArticleAmerica Abroad: When Water Scarcity Leads to Conflict
Airs Sunday, October 19 at 6 p.m. AK-47s, grenades, water? Earth's most precious resource doesn't fire bullets or explode but it is guarded, hoarded, and stolen in a way that ignites political tensions...
View ArticleAmerica Abroad: The Keystone XL Pipeline - An International Town Hall
Airs Sunday, October 26 at 6 p.m. The Keystone XL pipeline has been a controversial project in both the United States and Canada. On this edition of America Abroad, audiences in Lincoln, Nebraska and...
View ArticleLouisiana Public Square: Louisiana's Congressional Priorities
Airs Sunday, November 2 at 6 p.m. In November, Louisiana voters head to the polls to decide who will represent them in Washington, D.C. This month, Louisiana Public Square explores what issues matter...
View ArticlePresident Obama Addresses The Nation: Immigration Reform
Airs Tursday, Novemver 20 at 7 p.m. President Obama will address the nation from the White House tonight night at 7 p.m. CT. He will unveil executive actions on immigration. Red River Radio and NPR...
View ArticleWhat Was I Thinking for December 4, 2014
Commentator Brian O'Nuanain has had his share of vices, but kicking cigarettes was a real struggle. If he were in charge cigarettes would be banned.
View ArticleIntellegence Squared U.S. Debates: Income Inequality Impairs The American...
Airs Sunday, January 11 at 6 p.m. Income inequality has been on the rise for decades. In the last 30 years, the wages of the top 1% have grown by 154%, while the bottom 90% has seen growth of only 17%....
View Article17th Annual Homelessness Marathon
Airs Tuesday, February 17, at 8 p.m America's only national broadcast focusing on homelessness and poverty will broadcast live on from Sarasota, Florida over the Red River Radio Network on Tuesday,...
View ArticleAmerica Abroad: America and Cuba - After The Thaw
Airs Sunday, March 15, at 6 p.m. President Obama's announcement to begin normalizing relations with Cuba marks the most significant change in US policy toward the island nation in a half century. But...
View ArticleLouisiana Public Square: Symbol or Statement - History in Public Spaces
Airs Sunday, August 2, at 6 p.m. The recent controversy in South Carolina over displaying the Confederate battle flag has sparked a dialog across the nation on the appropriateness and appropriate...
View ArticleAmerican RadioWorks: Teaching Teachers
Airs Sunday, October 4, at 6 p.m. Research shows good teaching makes a big difference in how much kids learn. But the United States lacks an effective system for training new teachers or helping them...
View ArticleAmerican RadioWorks: Beyond the Blackboard, Building Character in Public Schools
Airs Sunday, October 18, at 6 p.m. In the 1940s British headmaster Kurt Hahn set up a wilderness school called Outward Bound to teach young men skills they needed to survive World War II – skills like...
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