Dec 25th, 2009 · Author K.C. Cole writes about physicist and Exploratorium-founder Frank Oppenheimer in Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens. Cole, a friend of Oppenheimer's, digs into FBI files and personal memories to describe the complex man also called the "Uncle of the Atomic Bomb." Originally broadcast Aug. 7, 2009.
Dec 21st, 2009 · The singer has made two albums of seasonal music. In front of a jazz quartet, she sang some of her own holiday tunes before adding a few crowd favorites: a Tom Waits cover and a track from her most recent, self-titled release.
Aug 7th, 2009 · Physicist and Exploratorium founder Frank Oppenheimer is profiled in Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens. Author K.C. Cole, a friend of Oppenheimer's, digs into FBI files and personal memories to describe the complex man also called the "Uncle of the Atomic Bomb."
Jun 8th, 2009 · Everybody loves Cole Porter. But most jazz musicians really love Cole Porter. Singers love his lyrics, which showcase great wit, amazing rhymes and beautiful imagery. Instrumentalists love his elegant melodies and sophisticated song structures. Celebrate Porter's birthday with Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Nellie McKay and more.
Mar 23rd, 2009 · Juan Cole, author of Engaging the Muslim World, wants readers to reconsider what they think they know about countries like Saudi Arabia. It's widely known that most of the Sept. 11 hijackers were Saudis. Cole says some people abuse that fact to fuel suspicion of the Saudi government, or of the Saudi strain of Islam known as Wahhabism.
Mar 4th, 2009 · Major defense contractors expect their "soft power" divisions to grow under the Obama administration. Soft power emphasizes the use of diplomacy and non-military operations. Wall Street Journal reporter August Cole offers details.
Feb 19th, 2009 · Timothy Cole was a Texas man, convicted of a rape he didn't commit. Cole died behind bars in 1999. Two weeks ago, a Texas judge reversed the ruling, making Cole the first person in the state to be exonerated posthumously.
Feb 5th, 2009 · Timothy Cole got 25 years in prison after he was convicted of raping a woman in 1985. DNA test proved he didn't do it, but not before Cole died in prison. Now his family, along with the woman whose testimony helped imprison him, wants to clear his name.