Animal Concerns of Texas

July 25, 2010 On Their Own Terms - Greg & Liz talk to Lee Hall, Vice President of Legal Affairs for Friends of Animals, and author of "On Their Own Terms - Bringing Animal Philosophy Down to Earth." Hall talks about the concepts of animal welfare and animal rights, and why domesticated animals will never know animal rights because of their utter dependence on humans and their inability to return to their natural environment. www.friendsofanimals.org

July 11, 2010 Speed Vegan - Greg & Liz talk with Alan Roettinger, personal chef and author of "Speed Vegan." Roettinger talks about his road to veganism, and about his decision to write a vegan cookbook. www.alanroettinger.com

June 27, 2010 Raw Food Myths - Greg & Liz welcome back nutritionist Brenda Davis, author of "Becoming Raw," as she explores the myths & truths of a raw food diet.

June 13, 2010 Becoming Raw - Greg & Liz talk with nutritionist and author Brenda Davis, whose latest book, "Becoming Raw," explores a raw food diet.

Desert Diaries

July 30, 2010 Imperial Woodpecker - "Imperial Woodpecker"

July 29, 2010 Brotherhood - "Brotherhood"

July 28, 2010 Advertising - "Advertising"

July 27, 2010 Natural History - "Natural History"

July 26, 2010 Think Small - "Think Small"

July 23, 2010 Deep Breath - "Deep Breath"

July 22, 2010 Quaternary - "Quarternary"

July 21, 2010 Blood Sisters - "Blood Sisters"

July 20, 2010 "Faithfulness" - "Faithfulness"

July 19, 2010 Moon Figures - "Moon Figures"

July 16, 2010 Brains - "Brains"

July 15, 2010 Dry Heat - "Dry Heat"

July 14, 2010 Bioarchaeology - "Bioarchaeology"

July 13, 2010 Melanism - "Melanism"

July 12, 2010 Offspring - "Offspring"

July 9, 2010 Diptera - "Diptera"

July 8, 2010 Insects - "Insects"

July 7, 2010 Warming - "Warming"

July 6, 2010 Darwins - "Darwins"

July 5, 2010 Eagle Symbol - "Eagle Symbol"

July 2, 2010 Seen Consequences - "Seen Consequences"

July 1, 2010 Desert Lit - "Desert Lit"

El Paso Prime Time

March 6, 2010 El Paso's Retired Senior Volunteer Program - Senior Junction has been upgraded to El Paso Prime Time, and the active seniors in El Paso do volunteer work on a daily basis. The Retired Senior Volunteer Program has been in El Paso for more than 30 years. Host Florence Schwein and veteran volunteer coordinator Henry Drake talk about the program, where it serves in our community, and how people 55 and over can become volunteers. 541-4374 Also, midway into the discussion, Flo and Henry take a break, and the AARP's Bill Newcott talks about the mature actor getting more quality roles in Hollywood's motion pictures. AARP.ORG

February 27, 2010 Las Cruces Lavender Farm - Cheryl Garing returns to find that Senior Junction is now El Paso Prime Time, and she sits down and chats with Joan Keefe about her lavender farm and what she and her husband do in Dona Ana County before, during and after the lavender season hits. Information available at www.newmexicanlavender.com or by calling 575-541-0805.

February 22, 2010 Literary El Paso - Senior Junction is no more with this show. We have officially changed the title of the program to "El Paso Prime Time." It focuses more on the positive aspects of senior living, and the diverse lifestyles that encompass living in the third age. This show is called Literary El Paso, and features host Florence Schwein having a spirited conversation with wrieter/editor Marcia Daudistel about her latest literary endeavor, "Literary El Paso," a huge compendium of writers who have captured the spirit of El Paso in prose and more. The book is printed by Texas Christian University Press.

February 15, 2010 Taking a Senior's Southwestern Mystery Tour - If you've ever been stuck for trying to come up with a way to sneak out of El Paso for a weekend off, maybe a mystery tour from Around and About Tours is in the cards. Florence Schwein and Sandy Gibson, owner of Around and About Tours, talk about what's available for seniors with a roadtrip itch. Email: aroundandabouttours@earthlink.net Phone: 833-2650

February 13, 2010 Woodworkers Club of El Paso - Florence Schwein has a conversation with Bob Bonner, president, and Steve Heetland of the Woodworkers Club of El Paso. Information on joining the club can be obtained by email: sbbonner@sbcglobal.net or sheetland@alliancemarket.us.com Contact numbers: Bob Bonner: 760-6536; Steve Heetland: 540-9660

January 19, 2010 The Lighthouse for the Blind: El Paso - Harry Tyler, Lighthouse CEO, and Florence Schwein talk about the Lighthouse for the Blind, a valuable commodity for not only El Paso, but a huge 300-mile wide area of far West Texas and Southern New Mexico. Located at 200 Washington St., near Washington Park, their phone number is 915-532-4495.

El Paso Symphony Orchestra

July 27, 2010 Alexander Platt - In this online exclusive, Norma talks with guest conductor Alexander Platt about the many influences Karl Goldmark drew upon in composing the Rustic Wedding Symphony.

July 13, 2010 Haochen Zhang (online exclusive) - In this online exclusive, Norma talks with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra's guest soloist, Haochen Zhang, the winner of the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Zhang talks about audience distractions during a performance, and how classical music compares to the popular music of today.

Focus On Campus

March 5, 2010 The Rwanda Graduate Study - Host Louie Saenz talks with Dr. Sarah Ryan, UTEP organizational communication professor, about her trips to Rwanda, including an upcoming venture this summer. The goal is to measure the graduate student success rate in a country that has suffered through scores of incidents that have decimated the economic and educational infrastructures.

February 26, 2010 El Paso Symphony Orchestra: "The Planets" multimedia event - Louie Saenz talks with Sarah Ionnides, El Paso Symphony Orchestra conductor, and Bobby Gutierrez, UTEP communication senior lecturer and media producer. They have created a multimedia event using Gustav Holst's "The Planets, Opus 32," as the musical medium for a spectacular visual event at the Plaza Theatre on February 26 and 27. Information at EPSO.ORG

February 12, 2010 A Conversation with Coach Nolan Richardson - Louie Saenz talks with Coach Nolan Richardson in a rare one-to-one conversation about Richardson's life in El Paso, as a coach with Arkansas and more.

February 6, 2010 "40 Minutes of Hell" by Rus Bradburd - Louie Saenz and Rus Bradburd, former assistant UTEP basketball coach, now author and NMSU assistant professor, talk about Bradburd's new biography on Coach Nolan Richardson (see Focus on Campus area for Coach Richardson's take on the biography.). There is discussion on how Bradburd became a writer, as well as a student of the Irish fiddle.

Friday Night Blues

July 9, 2010 Troy Turner - Norma talks with guitarist & singer Troy Turner, whose newest CD, "Whole Lotta Blues," features guest artists Brian May, Felix Cavaliere, and many more.

June 25, 2010 Charlie Huhn - Foghat - Interview - Norma talks with Charlie Huhn, lead singer & guitarist with legendary rock band Foghat. Foghat's latest CD "Last Train Home" is a rockin tribute to the blues, and features blues legend Eddie Kirkland. Don't miss Foghat at the El Paso Downtown Street Festival on July 2!

Good to Grow

July 24, 2010 Listener Q&A - Joe & Norma answer listener questions: Why are fig trees producing tiny little figs? Squash plants aren't pollinating--how can we help? How do you care for bushy plant growth on tomato plants before they start producing tomatoes in the fall? Why are euonymous yellowing? How do you control insects on a rose bush? Why is my grass turning greyish-blue?

July 17, 2010 Listener Q&A - Joe & Norma answer listener questions: Are ants on my vegetable plants doing any harm? Round Up isn't killing my weeds! Roots from globe willow tree are surfacing in my yard - is it ok to cut them off? An ash tree planted in a sidewalk isn't doing very well - why? Fronds from a sago palm are turning brown. How do you control the growth of mushrooms in a landscape? How do I keep shoots from a neighbor's poplar tree from sprouting in my yard?

July 10, 2010 Listener Q&A - Joe & Norma answer listener questions: What are those small bugs flying around my tomato plants? Is it still a good time to treat for grubs? What's the best way to kill spurge? Why are my tomato plants losing their flowers? Why are my squash withering up and dying? What are those bugs I found in my geraniums?

July 3, 2010 July Gardening Tips - Joe & Norma talk about what we should be doing in our gardens & landscapes in July.

June 26, 2010 Listener Q&A - Joe & Norma answer listener questions: How long will it take before seed heads appear in my bermuda lawn? What's causing a disease on my oleander? I want to kill a large tree before I remove it - what's the best way to do it? An Arizona ash tree's leaves are falling off and there are holes in the branches--why?

On Film

July 24, 2010 Texas Film Roundup - Charles talks with Elizabeth Hansen, Outreach and Education Coordinator for the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI). TAMI will be present at the Plaza Classic Film Festival on Aug. 14 & 15 to collect any materials that El Pasoans may have in their basements of home movies, commercials, or any images captured on film or video. www.texasarchive.org

July 17, 2010 Plaza Classic Film Festival - Charles talks with Eric Pearson, Executive Vice President of the El Paso Community Foundation, which is sponsoring the 3rd annual Plaza Classic Film Festival, the largest classic film festival in the world. Hear about the bigger, better festival headed our way this year, August 5-15, at the historic Plaza Theatre. www.plazaclassic.com

July 10, 2010 Film Slam - Charles talks with Ray Sanchez and Maya Sanchez of GhostLight Creative. GhostLight is hosting its 1st ever Film Slam, in which local filmmakers and wannabe filmmakers are invited to create a film 8 minutes in length or less, from conception to completion, in a period of 48 hours.

July 3, 2010 Film Terms, part 2 - In a rebroadcast from April 25, 2009, Charles talks with film historian Jay Duncan about some mostly-French terms used in cinema, including "genre," "film noir," "femme fatale," and "cinema verite."

July 3, 2010 Film Terms, part 2 (online extra) - Charles & Jay Duncan talk about a few more mostly-French film terms that we didn't have time for on the regular show. We'll also learn about a technique used by Alfred Hitchcock called a "MacGuffin."

June 26, 2010 Film Terms, part 1 - From an April 18, 2009, broadcast, Charles talks with film historian Jay Duncan about those obscure film terms we see scrolling up the final credits of our favorite movies. What's a grip? A best boy? A foley artist?

June 26, 2010 Film Terms, part 1 (online extra) - In this online exclusive, Charles and film historian Jay Duncan talk about a few more film terms that we didn't have time for on the regular show.

Perspectives

March 6, 2010 The National Weather Service-El Paso Sector - Why does the weather seem so mild this past winter, and what can we expect for the rest of 2010? Host Louie Saenz sits down with veteran meteorologists Jesus Aros and John Faucett to talk about the National Weather Service, the El Nino effect and more.

Science Studio

July 25, 2010 International Collaboration - In a rebroadcast from October 26, 2008, Keith talks with Jessica Robin of the National Science Foundation's International Programs Division. Robin talks about the NSF's international programs and why international collaboration is necessary to solve today's problems such as global climate change.

July 18, 2010 Artifact Preservation - In a rebroadcast from October 19, 2008, Keith & Russ talk with Pamela Vandiver of the University of Arizona. Vandiver is an expert in artifact preservation, and among othet things, she talks about the decision researchers make in restoring or renovating artifacts, and with which methods.

July 11, 2010 Immunology & Cell Death - In a rebroadcast from October 12, 2008, Keith & Russ talk to Renato Aguilera, Professor of Biological Sciences at UTEP. He talks about why it's so hard to eliminate viruses because of their rapid mutation. We'll also hear about the discovery of an enzyme that is possibly involved in the cell death process.

July 4, 2010 Diabetes - Keith talks with Craig Hanis, professor of Genetics & Epidemiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, about diabetes. Learn about the genetic succeptability for both Type I and Type II, and why it's so hard to determine who will develop diabetes because a number of genes are involved in its onset.

June 27, 2010 Health Disparities - Keith talks with Felipe Castro, from Arizona State University's Department of Psychology. Castro talks about the health disparities among minorities in the U.S., and about the work he is doing in helping solve these issues by working with church communities.

State of the Arts

July 24, 2010 El Paso Museum of History - Sue Taylor, Senior Education Curator with the El Paso Museum of History talks about Day of the Cowboy and upcoming Day Camps.
Information: El Paso Museum of History
510 North Santa Fe Street
(915) 351-3588, or visit www.elpasotexas.gov/history

July 24, 2010 Unlikely Stories - Jonathan Penton, editor/publisher of Unlikely Stories, and Leon De la Rosa, poet/videomaker preview an Unlikely Literary Happening that’s BYOC – that’s bring your own cheese.
Information: An Unlikely Literary Happening BYOC (Cheese)
Friday, July 30 at 8pm at FORUM Arts + Culture,1500 Texas Ave. at Cotton St. (915) 613-5237, or visit unlikelystories.org

July 24, 2010 Art Attack - Adrian Madrigal, Business Development Specialist with the Small Business Administration; Emmy Castillo, owner of Galleria 300; and Julia Cipriano, owner of Of the Earth Beads and Jewelry talk about Art Attack – a business networking event focused on the business of art that includes regional artist art work, musicians and other forms of art.
Information: (915) 834-4625, or visit sba.gov

July 17, 2010 Plaza Classic Film Festival, Part 1 - Eric Pearson, Executive Vice President of the El Paso Community Foundation, and Charles Horak, host of KTEP’s On Film, preview the third annual Plaza Classic Film Festival, 10 days of incomparable entertainment and education through some of the world’s finest films.
Information: Plaza Classic Film Festival at the Plaza Theater, Thursday, August 5 through Sunday, August 15. For the complete schedule visit www.plazaclassic.com.

July 17, 2010 Plaza Classic Film Festival, Part 2 - Part 2 of our interview about the Plaza Classic Film Festival.

July 10, 2010 El Paso Youth Choir Summer Vocal Camp - Sally Rutledge Souers previews the El Paso Youth Choir Summer Vocal Camp – Like an Eagle, I Can Fly!
Information: (915) 422-8793

July 10, 2010 Ruidoso Chamber Music Festival - Lyn Kidder, Board Member with the Chamber Music Festival in Ruidoso talks about this popular annual performance series at the Spencer Theater.
Information: (575) 336-4800 or visit www.spencertheater.com.

July 10, 2010 Gilbert and Sullivan - Stephanie Conwell, Director with the Gilbert and Sullivan Company of El Paso, along with actors, Irene Rivas and Fonzie Johnson, talks about the upcoming performance of Iolanthe or the Peer and the Per at the Scottish Rite Theater.

July 3, 2010 El Paso Symphony Orchestra - Sarah Ioannides, Music Director and Conductor of the El Paso Symphony previews the Music Under the Stars July 4th Spectacular at the Chamizal National Memorial.
Information: (915) 532-3776 or visit www.epso.org.

July 3, 2010 Author Dr. Howard Campbell - Author and Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at UTEP, Dr. Howard Campbell, discusses his book about drug-trafficking along the border titled Drug War Zone and his upcoming children’s book, A Dog Named Pavlov, dedicated to his brother.
Information: www.stanleypublishing.com.