This coming holiday weekend traditionally marks the beginning of summer.  Pools open, the backyard patio furniture is uncovered and ready and the smell of grilled hamburgers, hot dogs and barbecue ribs is in the air.  This weekend also asks us to pause as a country to recognize and celebrate the many men and women who [...]

IN MY LIFETIME thoughtfully and thoroughly examines the 68-year history of nuclear weapons.  Filmed in Europe, Japan and the U.S., IN MY LIFETIME focuses on the continuing struggle of citizens, scientists and political leaders working to reduce or eliminate the atomic threat, while others search for ways to build nuclear weapons. In contemporary interviews, former [...]

In 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer. A comedy giant of our time, scrawny Melvin Kaminsky developed his aggressively funny personality on the mean streets of Brooklyn, to protect against bullies. His first public success came in the early ’60s with the 2000 Year [...]

The NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT honors the service and sacrifice of the men and women in uniform, their families and all those who have given their lives for our country. The show is broadcast live from the West Lawn of the US Capitol before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, to millions more at [...]

Zebra’s are an interesting animal, not a horse and not a donkey, they display strong family ties.  Behaviorist have found Zebras observe a close social hierarchy in which a single stallion is the head of each family unit.   As head of the families he takes charge and protects them from danger while still managing to [...]

DEATH ON THE RAILROAD is a classic story involving foul play, cover ups, a murder mystery and a voyage of discovery to understand what happened to a group of Irish men who came to America for a better life but found only misery. In 1832  railroad contractor, Philip Duffy, hired 57 Irish immigrants to lay [...]

This program is a portrait of an inspiring and inventive musician whose virtuoso skills on the ukulele have transformed all previous notions of the instrument’s potential. Through intimate conversations with Shimabukuro, this program reveals the cultural and personal influences that have shaped the man and the musician. On the road from Los Angeles to New [...]

Can you guess which 10 buildings are profiled in the program?   I pinpointed a couple but some others may surprise you.  Tune-in to discover the 10 American architectural marvels, including a state capitol building designed by Thomas Jefferson. Hear the stories of the original indoor shopping mall, the first airport of the Jet Age and [...]

I was never one of the thousands of school kids that visit Washington D.C. every spring.  My school didn’t participate in this annual ritual.  My first visit to our nation’s capitol was with my family while visiting friends in near-by Annapolis.  My Dad, a student of history, was focused on getting to the Smithsonian’s American [...]