The Public Radio Hour

This episode of The Public Radio Hour features a radio version of the WLRH Sundial Writers Corner's recent 'Short Works Show'. This live performance featured storytelling, spoken word poetry and live music before a full house at Flying Monkey Arts Theater at Lowe Mill. This radio edition includes works by David LIttle, Joyce Billingsley, Susan Luther, Susan Hazen Guthrie, Monita Soni and Jimmy Robinson, as well as live music by Dawn Osbourne with Jason Humphress and With Love.

On this episode of The Public Radio Hour, the WLRH Community Newsroom shares more funny words and phrases and talk politics with millennials. We'll also talk with Shane Davis, Huntsville's director of urban development about the Rocket City's thriving music scene and a new local music audit intended to help that scene grow.

This Spring Fund Drive episode of The Public Radio Hour explores the storytelling tradition with powerful tales from program on our main 89.3 FM/HD1 signal, including RadioLab, TED Radio Hour, Snap Judgment and The World Cafe.

On this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we celebrate Women's History Month with interviews from the WLRH Community Newsroom.

On this episode of The Public Radio Hour (1/11/18) ... The Alabama Legislative session convenes for its regular session beginning February 6th, and lawmakers will face many of the same challenges. How does the state spend its money by creating responsible budgets for Education and the General Fund? How does the state ensure people have adequate access to health care and education? How does Alabama work to create jobs and create a healthy climate for industrial growth? We’ll some ideas from Governor Kay Ivey, as she delivered the State of the State address.

As part of our Halloween edition of The Public Radio Hour, we've picked up one of the scariest books in the South. Turn down the lights and listen as our team of volunteer producers read selections from Kathryn Tucker Windham's 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffery. Our readers include Kathy Jones, Nick van Valkenburg, John Jeter, Teena Ladd, and Sayuri Beltran.

During the month of September, The Public Radio Hour presents a series of documentaries on education from APM Reports.

During the month of September, The Public Radio Hour presents a series of documentaries on education from APM Reports. Part Two is titled "Shadow Class: College Dreamers in Trump's America" ... CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

In this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we head to the Morgan County / Decatur Farmers Market to meet more local farmers in our series 'The Market is Open' and we learn about friction stir welding and a locally-built component of the Space Launch System - the Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA) as it prepares for a trip down the Mississippi River to its next stage of production. We'll also enjoy one final presentation of this month's featured podcasts, 51% and Engine of our Ingenuity, as well as an Alabama Legacy Moment.

In this episode (8/17/17), we talk with a retina specialist to learn what happens to your eyes if you look at Monday's eclipse without proper viewing glasses. We'll also hear about a new app with roots in Hartselle that's helping people around the world track the eclipse. We'll also hear more from this month's featured podcasts, 51% and Engines of our Ingenuity. Look below to find links related to topics discussed in tonight's episode.

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Eclipse Safety Tips from NASA