4:10pm

Mon July 18, 2011
The Two-Way

Eagle Love Story: Injured Mates Reunited At Rehab Center

Credit Wendi Pencille / Bless the Beasts Foundation

Here's a feel-good story.

"Two seriously injured bald eagles, found two months apart and more than a mile away from each other near the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge," in Western New York State, "were rescued and reunited in a wildlife rehabilitation facility in Medina last week," the Buffalo News reports.

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Harmonia on Classic 102.1

Harmonia is a weekly one-hour radio program, podcast and blog that takes listeners back in history to the cathedrals, fairs, and stages of the past, teaching listeners about history as documented by musicians of the periods.

Through brilliant performances by today’s early music artists and insightful commentary, listeners experience the richness of early music history and culture. From the sublime realm of Chant to the passion of an Italian Baroque violin sonata, Harmonia casts new light on the music of the distant past.

Live at the Concertgebouw on Classic 102.1

Join hosts Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson as they present Radio Netherlands' classical music concert series Live! at the Concertgebouw.

Housed in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and built in 1888, the Concertgebouw is considered one of the finest concert venues in the world. In fact, Bernard Haitink who once described the Concertgebouw as the "best instrument in the orchestra it houses." Today, some nine hundred concerts per year take place in the Concertgebouw, for a public of over 800,000, making it the second most-visited concert hall in the world.

Sunday Baroque on Classic 102.1

Sunday Baroque is a celebration of beloved and appealing music from the baroque era (1600-1750) and the years leading up to it. Some of the greatest hits of the baroque include Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Concertos, George Frideric Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks and Water Music Suites, and Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. You’ll hear their tuneful and lively music – and music by their talented contemporaries and predecessors – as part of the mix of familiar favorites and new surprises on this weekly radio program.

Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on Classic 102.1

Jazz legend Marian McPartland continues to showcase the world's top musicians on NPR's longest-running jazz program.

3:18pm

Mon July 18, 2011
Statehouse News

Space Wanted between Funerals, Protests

An official with a coalition of Kentucky veterans groups has asked state lawmakers if something more can be done to keep protesters farther away from military funerals. Dave Jarrett made the appeal recently to a legislative Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs. Jarrett is chairman of the Joint Executive Council of Veterans. He says he realizes free speech must be protected, but the funeral of a soldier is a solemn occasion.

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3:12pm

Mon July 18, 2011
Science/Health

Report Highlights Limits on Hospital Merger

For months, the University of Louisville has been in merger talks with Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s Healthcare and Catholic Health Initiatives. Mergers involving Catholic institutions often raise concerns about reproductive health issues, since the religion is opposed to many procedures that could affect birth control. U of L will maintain medical facilities that are not affected by the merger, and previously, school officials said those offices would provide services that are frowned upon or banned by the Catholic Church.

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3:00pm

Mon July 18, 2011
Around the Nation

Calif. Public Schools To Teach Gay History

Last week, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that would require public schools to teach gay history. For more, Robert Siegel talks to state Sen. Mark Leno, who authored the legislation.

3:00pm

Mon July 18, 2011
Media

Carr Discusses Corporate Culture At Murdoch's News Corp

Robert Siegel talks with New York Times business columnist David Carr about News America Marketing, an arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire. Carr reports that News America is an in-store and newspaper insert marketing business that News Corp has paid more than $650 million in settlements to make corporate espionage and other allegations for the company disappear.

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