Presidential DebatePresidential
Final debate
Wed Oct 15 at 9 pm
The final debate between the presidential candidates is slated to focus on foreign policy. Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, is the site of this election special.
WhatWhat Killed Sgt Grey?
Thu Oct 16 at 9 pm
American RadioWorks investigates the mysterious death of an Iraq War veteran and uncovers new allegations of detainee abuse. This powerful documentary follows members of a U.S. Army unit and their struggle to come to terms with what they did -- and didn't do -- in Iraq.
NPR World of OperaNPR
Don Giovanni
Sat Oct 18 at 1 pm
Mozart's version of the Don Juan story is performed by the Washington National Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Assisted by his servant Leporello, Giovanni courts Anna and kills her father in a fight, escapes an old love Elvira, and finally meets Zerlina.
WVWV Gubernatorial Debate
Mon Oct 20 at 9 pm
Democratic incumbent Joe Manchin debates Republican Russ Weeks and Mountain Party candidate Jesse Johnson. This debate was originally televised on Sunday on WV PBS.
After the ProjectsAfter
Thu Oct 23 at 9 pm
Once, the projects were a symbol of hope. FDR wanted them to be places for workers and immigrants, people he called "the deserving poor." Starting in the '70s, neglect turned public housing projects into ghettos of concentrated poverty and violent crime. Now, in the next public housing "experiment," Chicago is replacing the projects and moving residents to mixed-income neighborhoods. But there won't be room for everyone. And a new home may not mean an escape from poverty.
NPRNPR World of Opera
A View from the Bridge
Sat Oct 25 at 1 pm
The Washington National Opera Orchestra and Chorus performs William Bolcom's setting of Arthur Miller's play. Arnold Weinstein and Miller provided the libretto for this work commissioned by the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The two-act opera, set in Brooklyn, is a faithful adaptation of the play, with some new lyrics by Miller and a few new arias added. 
Kettle BottomKettle
Thu Oct 30 at 9 pm
This radio version of poet Diane Gilliam Fisher’s Kettle Bottom was produced by Kate Long. The program delivers highly personal glimpses into the realities of life in a 1920s Mingo County coal camp patrolled by armed company guards.  You’ll hear from children, miners, mothers, immigrants, sons of freed slaves -- all speaking from the perspective of the West Virginia Mine Wars.
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