"Deception" -
Why do some people lie more than others? Maybe it's not moral weakness so much as anatomical strength. We talk with one researcher who has peered into the brains of pathological liars and found that certain parts of their lying brains are much bigger than those in truth-tellers. Also, the program looks at the joy of lying to one's own self and new efforts to teach airport security how to spot liars using only their eyes. Radio Lab is produced by WNYC. more
Aired Friday, May 16
"Big Wide World" -- When he was a teenager, Haider worked in the Iraqi Ministry of Information. He
was specially trained to talk to visiting dignitaries and foreign reporters,
and he loved his job. It was exciting, and he was treated like a celebrity.
Then the war broke out, his job disappeared, and Haider suddenly had to figure
out what to do next: hide, like his father wanted, or jump into the fray. Plus,
other stories about what happens when you strike out into the world.
Saturday at noon.
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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Jim Riner, the man who organized the "Prom of the Stars," died suddenly last week. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper talked with Jim's pastor after we learned of his death. Listen.
In November of 2004, WUOT's News Director Matt Shafer Powell did a feature story about Jim and the "Promof the Stars" - click here to listen.
Obituary from the Knoxville News-Sentinel
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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