La traviata — the wayward one — Paris's most sought-after courtesan; kept by society's most important men and living a life of empty pleasure. But then Violetta falls in love — real love — finding joy and a new beginning with her adored Alfredo. La Traviata - the first production of this season's Lyric Opera of Chicago radio broadcasts.
Saturday, May 10 at 1:30 p.m.
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Photo: Elizabeth Futral stars as Violetta and Joseph Calleja stars as Alfredo in the September and October performances of La traviata. Photo by Robert Millard/L.A. Opera.
Twenty years and thousands of phone calls later, Car Talk is still cruising [sputtering] in the fast lane. WBUR’s magazine Airwaves recently had a chance to sit down with the irrepressible [reprehensible] duo to discuss their anniversary, their feature on 60 Minutes and their plans for the future. [Or lack there of!]
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There are millions of unexploded landmines, bombs and grenades buried, often forgotten, around the world.
Typically, military personnel clear these deadly hazards. But now civilians are being trained to detect them at an Oak Ridge facility. Meet the latest class of Unexploded Ordinance Technicians.
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At midnight on May 1st, the Tennessee Department of Transportation completely closed down a one-mile section of I-40 just east of downtown Knoxville. The strip of highway between Hall of Fame Drive and the James White Parkway will be completely rebuilt over the next 14 months. WUOT’s Matt Shafer Powell sat down with TDOT’s Travis Brickey to discuss the challenges that lay ahead.
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Heard weekday mornings at 11:55.
WUOT's Monthly Call-In Program, first Wednesday of each month Wednesday, May 7, 2008 --Last year, the Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy created a position of Distinguished Fellow to energize discussion of US energy policy. Jerry Paul serves that role and is the guest on Wednesday's Dialogue. He’s an attorney and a nuclear engineer and was also Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Administrator of the US National Nuclear Security Administration.
Click here to listen to other Dialogue programs, as well as news features, on our Podcast page.
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