Here are the most recent podcasts from the Sierra Club and The Planetary Society, together giving us the latest science news and information about our planet and beyond. Note: This show is archived on this website as a podcast that can be listened to anytime immediately after broadcast; click on Talk Shows--Tuesday Forum--(select date).

A sampling of recent internet talk show podcasts you must hear: (1) EarthSky22, science news (and some music), "Is it the Higgs?" (2) Economists Dubner and Leavitt ("Freakonomics") answer Frequently Asked Questions. (3) A TED talk from Elyn Saks, "Seeing mental illness." This show will be archived on this website for listening anytime immediately after broadcast [Talk Shows--Monday Forum--(select date). For the video of this TEDTalk, go to: www.TED.com/talks

Our special guest is Karen jacobsen who will be competing in the August 7th primary to be the Republican candidate for 12th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The 4th of July celebrations may be winding down, but it's still a holiday week--and the most patriotic one at that! So "Theme Attic", the radio show that picks themes and plays music from a variety of genres about selected subjects, will focus primarily on musical portraits about life in and about America. Join host DJ Phil Maq on Thursday, July 5th at 10:00 AM for his clever and unusual takes on music!

Join local host David Twichell for another in-depth interview with a prominent investigator of the UFO phenomenon. This show will be archived on this website for listening anytime after broadcast: click on TALK SHOWS--TUESDAY FORUM--(select date).

Two great recent podcasts from the internet: Philosophy Talk--"Corporations and the Future of Democracy" with guest former Senator Russ Feingold. Then, TEDTAlk--Ivan Oransky, "Are We Over-Medicalized?" This hour is archived on our website for listening anytime after broadcast; click on TALK SHOWS-MONDAY FORUM-(select date). NOTE: The video of all TEDTAlks are at: www.TED.com/talks

Our special guest is Cynthia Kallgren who will be competing in the August 7th primary to be the Republican candidate for 12th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Summer is just getting started, but WHFR has been playing music to celebrate the season all week long! Every one of our locally hosted music shows will feature songs about summer in some way. As the temperature continues to rise during the week, the music will help to keep you cool. When summer starts, it seems like it will go on forever. So join in the fun where the summer music choices on WHFR appear to be infinite, too!

The Detroit People's Task Force is a non-profit organization founded in 2009 with a mission to fight for, and free, the wrongfully convicted. The group focuses on issues around the Detroit Crime Lab.

Learn about the group and its accomplishments when you tune in to 89.3 WHFR.FM, 1pm to 2pm tomorrow afternoon.

ENCORE from 9-26-11: our locally-hosted talk show about our schools, our families, and our children.