With Good Reason

The Civil Rights Movement was the United States’ first major domestic news story to be televised. The author of a new book exploring television’s relationship to the movement says that Civil Rights leaders adapted quickly to the medium. Allison Quantz reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

With the end of the War in Iraq, tens of thousands of soldiers have returned home, and many of them are going to college. Two Virginia writing professors have taken on a special project aimed at helping veterans transition from the service to the classroom. Allison Quantz reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Nine teams of stepdancers from Black Greek Organizations wowed spectators recently in Richmond, Virginia, at what’s become the largest folk festival in the nation. With Good Reason producer Kelley Libby was there. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

In Bahrain, the Arab Spring uprising that began in February of last year has been largely suppressed by that country’s ruling family. Twenty years ago, a Northern Virginia man spent time with a key figure in Bahrain’s brutal regime—as his ghostwriter. Allison Quantz has the story. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease was once possible only with an autopsy of the brain after death. A new method now allows doctors to screen for the disease before it even starts. Kelley Libby reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

It’s the season of holiday cheer, and what better time than now to reflect on our national happiness. A new project called the Happiness Initiative is encouraging Americans to do just that. Kelley Libby reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Dynamic ticketing, where the price of admission fluctuates is now gaining popularity among professional sports teams. They’re following the lead of baseball’s San Francisco Giants. Elliot Majerczyk reports. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

During the The Cold War of the 20th century, Russians and Americans saw each other as rivals. But as Kelley Libby reports, that rivalry was cultivated in the 19th century by Russian and American travel writers. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

The Total Artificial Heart is one of the many wonders of modern medicine. Elliot Majerczyk  has this report on a medical team in Virginia pioneering a new technology in heart implantation. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]    

Just shy of their 100th birthday, the Girl Scouts are working to shed their cookie and campfire image with new badges that focus on skills such robotics, chemistry and engineering. And they’re reaching out o recruit urban and minority Girl Scouts.  Elliot Majerczyk  reports .[Audio clip: view full post to listen]