Ready for Disaster. Teenagers Tackle the Reality at Two Connecticut High Schools
Release Date: 03/05/2018
Testing in the Time of Titan
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BJ and cousin Mike talk with their Uncle Bill Shaughnessy who, 65 years ago had a front row seat to the development of the first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Titan 1. Bill tells a personal and extraordinary story from the early days of the Cold War.
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A Look at the Future
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BJ wraps up his conversation with local news legend Mike Archer about the challenges facing news outlets and the journalists who staff them.
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Words Matter
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B.J. continues his conversation with Mike Archer of , discussing the overuse of cliches and misuse of words in today's journalism. Can the four C's save our language?
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A Matter of Trust
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Why do Americans have an issue with trusting journalists? Is it falling revenues at local television stations and newspapers, forcing them to do more with less? Is it inexperience, lack of institutional knowledge or the time pressure of being first to post? B.J and his mentor/former colleague Mike Archer of discuss how these challenges imperil trust, a critical component of freedom of the press.
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On Top of Okemo (sung to the tune of "On Top of Spaghetti")
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BJ finally follows the advice so many have given him over the decades: take a hike! This time he drives and walks up to a bygone symbol of Vermont history, ascending new heights on a spectacular autumn afternoon.
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The Return of Take Me Through It
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Back by popular demand? BJ has moved on from local TV and is blowing the dust off the podcast after a 5 year hiatus. Does anyone care? Can he create interesting content? Will anyone listen?? Enjoy episode one of a new season of Take Me Through It!
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You Bet Your Life: Spencer Christian's Story of Fame, Fortune, Desperation and Redemption
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TV weatherman Spencer Christian had it all: A great job, a great family, a great life. But he nearly lost everything to compulsive gambling, before he found the courage to change his life. BJ and Spencer discuss Spencer's new book, "You Bet Your Life: How I Survived Jim Crow Racism, Hurricane Chasing, and Gambling."
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USS San Francisco Memorial Day Commemoration
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BJ attends the annual commemoration for the USS San Francisco, which was involved in one of the most hellacious, courageous battles in American military history 76 years ago at Guadalcanal.
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Benjamin Zander and The Art of Possibility
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Benjamin Zander, Founder, Music Director and Conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestras, discusses the world's greatest music; how it uplifts mankind and teaches us all about love, life and humanity.
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Vai Sikahema Part 2: From Tonga to the NFL to the World of Local TV News
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Former NFL player and now local news anchor Vai Sikahema recounts his transition from the NFL to TV, coming to America at the age of 8, and the important role religion plays in his life. Second of two parts.
info_outlineTraining teenagers to be ready for the next disaster my not be part of a regular school curriculum, but two Connecticut high schools are doing just that. Fox 61 reporter Jim Altman joins BJ to talk about an extraordinary program at one school and an extraordinary gift to another. Plus, being the hockey heads that they are, BJ and Jim can't help but throw in a third (and unrelated) story; how Hartford Whalers fans are keeping hope alive, 20 years after the Whale shoved off for Raleigh, NC.