Jun 26th, 2005 · This Wednesday, Steven Spielberg's version of The War of the Worlds opens across the country. The film is based on H. G. Wells' classic novel, which has been adapted many times since it was published in 1898. Most famous is Orson Welles' 1938 radio play, which frightened millions who mistook it for a news report. The 1953 film version appeared during a wave of sci-fi movies that hit American screens in the 1950s, a time of great fear in the United States.
Keywords: world · country · Americans · United States · 1950 · famous · movies · Wells · novel · adaptations · 1938 · Steven Spielberg
Jun 9th, 2005 · Thursday's roundtable discussion centers on African-American women and body image -- how they view health, obesity and eating disorders. Guests: Rovenia Brock, author of Dr. Ro's Ten Secrets to Livin' Healthy; Katrice Mines, executive director of Big Brothers/Big Sisters in Sandusky, Ohio; and Cheryl Boykins, former chief executive of the Center for Black Women's Wellness in Atlanta.
Keywords: disorder · director · executives · Health · obesity · Atlanta · African American · Roundtable · Ohio · Wells · eating · Rovenia Brock
May 6th, 2005 · This weekend marks the 60th anniversary of Germany's surrender in World War II. British Col. R.G. Wells was among a group of soldiers in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp who heard the news on a makeshift radio they built and hid in the camp's latrine. He tells his story to Jeff Rice of the Hearing Voices radio project.
Keywords: Hearing · Prisons · Soldiers · Germany · anniversary · Japan · World War II · Wells · surrender · Makeshift · Jeff Rice · WWII
Apr 10th, 2005 · Recently the price of oil and gas has reached new highs, resulting in increased drilling activity. Drilling for gas wells has reached a fever pitch in Fort Worth, Texas, and is showing the world that there is a great deal of money to be made in geology that was previously unexplored.
Keywords: world · Texas · money · drilling · Wells · Geology · Highs · Fever · Fort Worth · unexplored
Apr 4th, 2005 · Steve Case, former head of America Online, launches a new venture called Revolution. The private holding company will invest in businesses focusing on health care, leisure and wellness services. Case talks with Michele Norris.
Keywords: America Online · Michele Norris · company · Business · Health · services · industry · private · Sights · Wells · Venture · revolution
Feb 7th, 2005 · Some analysts warn that our insatiable thirst for oil means the wells will run dry -- and sooner than we think. But another camp counters that the global supply can expand to meet the growing demand. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.
Keywords: analysts · global · energy · Eric Weiner · counters · Wells
Jan 13th, 2005 · U.S. immigrants stay connected to their communities of origin in a variety of ways. Some send cash and consumer goods. Others steer their efforts toward public works like the building of wells, roads and health-care clinics. A four-part series explores how U.S. immigrants give back to and make a difference in the homelands they left behind.
Keywords: homeland · U.S · building · global · public · road · immigration · Health · Clinic · communities · original · Consumers
Nov 18th, 2004 · Constant Star is a new play about the life of early 20th-century journalist and activist Ida B. Wells. Actress Gayle Turner talks about the production.
Keywords: products · Activist · Wells · Ida · Constant Star · Actress Gayle Turner
