Michigan Radio's Winter Documentary Series

Michigan Radio will air the following documentaries during the week of January 18-22, 2010. These are also listed on our Program Guide. - King's Last March (Jan 18, 8:00pm) -- Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Four decades later, King remains one of the most vivid symbols of hope for racial unity in America. But that’s not the way he was viewed in the last year of his life. Learn more or listen to the program: To download the MP3, right click this link and choose "save link as". - Early Lessons (Jan 19, 8:00pm) -- The Perry Preschool Project in Ypsilanti is one of the most famous education experiments of the last 50 years. The study asked a question: Can preschool boost the IQ scores of poor African-American children and prevent them from failing in school? The surprising results are now challenging widely-held notions about what helps people succeed -- in school, and in life. Learn more or listen to the program: To download the MP3, right click this link and choose "save link as". - Finding Our Bootstraps (Jan 20, 1:00 and 8:00pm) -- New from Michigan Radio, "Finding Our Bootstraps: Americans Deal with Recession" explores how people are finding the strength and situations that get them through economic hard times by presenting personal stories and intimate portraits alongside contextual interviews and reports. Jennifer White hosts. Learn more or listen to the program: To download the MP3, right click this link and choose "save link as". - The Sprawling of America (Jan 21, 8:00pm) -- Urban sprawl costs everyone. All taxpayers end up subsidizing the infrastructure costs of some of the wealthier subdivisions. Racism is still a large part of segregated suburbs. Traffic congestion is getting worse and that causes more air pollution. Lester Graham looks at the impacts of sprawl. Listen to the program: To download the MP3, right click this link and choose "save link as". - Coal: Dirty Past, Hazy Future (Jan 22, 1:00 and 8:00pm) -- An in-depth look at the future of coal in this country. The Environment Report explores the role that coal plays in our lives and in the lives of those who depend on coal mining for a living. Can coal truly be a viable option in the new green economy? Support for this series comes from the Joyce Foundation. Learn more or listen to the program: To download the MP3, right click this link and choose "save link as".