Up a Creek: The Health of Virginia’s Waterways
Erosion, farm run-off, and expanding development are placing a strain on Virginia’s streams and rivers. Virginia State University marine scientist Barry Fox joins Virginia Tech wildlife scientist Richard Neves for a look at the …
Rival Visions: The Political Legacies of Adams and Jefferson
Few historians question the contributions of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson to democracy, but the two giants seldom saw eye to eye. Both were egotistical, opinionated, and downright ornery, and …
Simply Irresistable: The Changing Face of Popular Culture
From cars to computers, from movies to murder trials, pop culture remains a vivid reflection of the best and worst that is America. Marshall Fishwick, Virginia Tech communications professor and author of The …
Replay: Risky Business: Storing Hazardous Chemicals and Waste
Part I: Virginia Tech environmental scientist David Conn discusses the dangers of above-ground storage of hazardous chemicals in Virginia and what can be done to prevent a potentially fatal accident. Find the segment …
Good Cops/Bad Cops: New Efforts to Prevent Police Misconduct
A nation was shocked to view the Rodney King video. Some argue that beatings of civilians by police officers seem sadly commonplace. What’s causing these apparent breakdowns? Criminal justice professors Tod …
What’s My Line? Managing Careers in the 21st Century
American businesses have been downsizing, right-sizing and, in some cases, capsizing for more than a decade. Some American workers are more anxious than ever. Virginia Military Institute economist Doug Woundy and Virginia …
From Athens to Atlanta: The Centennial Olympic Games
Virginia Military Institute organizational psychologist Tom Meriwether organized the 80,000-member staff of the 1996 Games prior to joining the VMI faculty. He joins Clinch Valley College historian Brian Wills to discuss how the Olympics …
Up Against the Mall: The Future of Small Businesses
Huge retail chains and warehouse loss leaders offer variety and low prices that few small retailers can touch. Will small businesses go the way of downtown department stores and drive-in …
The Road Not Taken: Transportation for the 21st Century
University of Virginia urban designer Warren Boeschenstein discusses his work to create desirable communities around commuter rail stations and how rail transit in Virginia can ease highway congestion, road maintenance costs and …
Forever Young: New Medical Research to Live Longer, Better
Part I: University of Virginia biomedical engineer Paul Allaire discusses his development of magnetic bearings for use in heart pumps. The bearings improve blood flow and eliminate the need for mechanical lubricants that …
Spreading the Wealth: Regional Tax Revenue Sharing
To stave off annexation battles and to improve metropolitan regions as a whole, many Virginia counties are now sharing tax revenues with neighboring cities. Norfolk State University sociologist Ronald Proctor and Virginia …
Turf Wars: The Debate Over Regional Government
As Virginia’s innercity problems spill over into the surburban counties, local governments are looking at the ways cities and counties can cooperate to improve the lives of all citizens. Christopher …
A Breed Apart: Exploring Unique Appalachian Cultures
Part I: Clinch Valley College mass communications professor Brent Kennedy discusses the history and culture of the mysterious and remote Melungeon people of southwestern Virginia, whose origins and ethnicity are still much debated. …
Between Iraq and a Hard Place: The Fifth anniversary of the Persian Gulf War
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the end of the Persian Gulf War. The high-tech military wizardry was dazzling, what did we ultimately win? William and Mary political scientist James …
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Voices of Vietnam
The Vietnam War pulled America apart, dividing our country into factions. And yet, memories of the Vietnam War unite us. In a new eight-part special series, With Good Reason explores the unresolved tensions in our understanding of the war and the perspectives and people it forever changed.
