PRX Considers Beer
Current Berkman People and Projects 2013-05-01
Picks for stations: Plan ahead for Memorial Day, a timely potpourri, and the best of Texas (including Willie Nelson!).
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April 30, 2013 PRX Considers Beer
Hi friend of PRX,
The old optimist/pessimist test about a half-filled glass fails when it comes to beer. Less-than-full mug = bummer.
We’re sad beer is less popular in the UK, Germany, and the US of A.
One man finds the ‘best beer in the world‘, a DC brewmeister really feared fire, and the brew that you can do…DIY style.
Air these, bud! -John
Memorial Day
It’s almost May
- Unforgettable: found recordings a soldier made in Vietnam before he was killed.
- From StoryCorps, a World War II veteran remembers a German soldier he killed in combat.
- Taking inspiration from the book The Things They Carried, Jake Warga traveled to Afghanistan to ask soldiers what they carry, from the physical to the emotional.
- State of the Re:Union profiles the community of returning war veterans and the struggle of adjusting to home.
Timely Potpourri
Something for everyone
- New hour special: Hear amazing teen poets from Chicago’s Louder Than a Bomb competition and learn how it has changed their lives.
- In honor of the Kentucky Derby: a love letter to a horse; where retired horses go; and the scandal of horsemeat.
- May 1 is the 50th anniversary of the first American summiting Everest. A dramatic retelling and interview with the man himself.
Looking for more? Spring specials galore.
The Best of Texas
Much music
Happy birthday, Willie! 80 and still going strong. Some of our favorite Willie Nelson shows.
And: The award-winning weekly music journalism program Texas Music Matters is on PRX!
Produced at Austin’s KUT, this series features brand new songs, unreleased rarities, interviews, reviews, music news, artist profiles, and tons more.
Other Good Stuff
- A new Blank on Blank comes this week: In a 1985 interview with Rocci Fisch of ABC News, The Beastie Boys talk about nearly getting arrested for swearing during the Virgin Tour with Madonna.
- Don’t miss the chance to air our American Graduate special Left Behind, Dropping Out before the schoolyear is up. Plus: many more AmGrad pieces.
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Beer image from Shutterstock. Memorial Day image from Shutterstock. Texas Music Matters image by Sean C Murphy.