The Public Radio Hour

On this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we get an update on what's happening at Huntsville's Orion Amphitheater from Orion general manager Ryan Murphy, Invisible City host Brad Posey sits down for a lively converstaion with SluiceFest local music festival organizers Ashleigh Jackson and Christina Nava, and Arts Underground host Katy Ganaway delivers another fun-filled edition of 'Funny You Should Ask' with local comedian Christy Montgomery. 

On this episode of the Public Radio Hour, Dorrie Nutt brings us some Sundial Writers Corner fun from Danielle Kirkland, as she revisits her dream of being a cowboy. We’ll also hear Katy Ganaway's latest Funny You Should Ask episode, as we meet a hilarious gentleman named, Ogre, who by his own account, likes to ‘kill’ on stage. And as part of her award-winning series called The Hard Part, Katy also talks with Huntsville Police Citizens Advisory Council, (known as the CAC) chairperson Jonathon Rossow … 

On the February 10th episode of the Public Radio Hour, we explore the importance of African American history in Huntsville. Dr Beth Patin, director of Rocket City Civil Rights, talks about 'cultural competence' and gives us directions for a cool driving tour of local historic sites. NASA's Acting Chief Historian Brian Odom helps us understand the impact of the civil rights movement on Huntsville’s NASA legacy and how it affected Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

On this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we explore the evolution of STEM learning and preview STEAMFest 2021, presented by the Huntsville Science Festival, Saturday October 30th from 10am to 6pm at the Von Braun Center's East Hall. We'll talk with Huntsville Science Festival creator and director Joe Iacuzzo, YouTube star and host of Smarter Every Day Destin Sandlin and Northrop Grumman's K-12 STEM and Workforce Development lead Dr. Erica Hopkins.

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On this episode of The Public Radio Hour ... we've got our minds on the moon as we talk with retired NASA program manager and UAH eminent scholar Dr. Dale Thomas. Downtown Huntsville Inc CEO Chad Emerson updates us on downtown Huntsville activities, including Artemis on the Square on November 6th. And producer Katy Ganaway delivers another exploration of Huntsville's comedy scene in the latest edition of Funny You Should Ask where we'll meet Elliott White.

In this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we get the latest on Huntsville's $40-million, 8000 seat amphitheatre, which is finally under construction. We'll also catch up on the latest episode of Funny You Should Ask and meet local comedian and co-creator of Epic Comedy Hour Scott Eason. And we'll shine the light on winners from this year's Huntsville Literary Association Young Writers contest with an award-winning entry from Madeline Rathz.

On this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we'll laugh along with the latest episode Funny You Should Ask, talk with Ars Nova's Arianna Maloney and Twickenham Fest's Susanna Phillips and make a stop in the Sundial Writers Corner.

In this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we hear a new episode of Funny You Should Ask featuring Huntsville comedian Rayna Cahill. We'll also get a preview of Panoply weekend with a conversation from The War and Treaty. And we'll hear about The Jason Max Ferdinand Singers.

On this episode of the Public Radio Hour, we'll hear how businesses and local makers are finding success thanks to north Alabama's amazing trails and lakes. Then, we'll dive deeper and explore how Alabama's workforce is changing and evolving with the rise of automation and artificial intelligence. We'll also continue our local music stage check-ins at Mars Music Hall and we hear about the Local Lineup public concert series. And after all that wandering, we'll end up in The Invisible City drifitng on the ancient sounds of the didgeridoo.

In this episode, Theatre Huntsville presents two 'Stories by Ghost Light,' a traditional Scottish tale about lost love found and a story about a collision that was too close for comfort from conductors and producers for the Oakwood University choir, the Aeolians.