Two great recent podcasts from the internet: From Philosophy talk--"Movie Show 2012" & from Freakonomics Radio--"What's Wrong with Cash for Grades?" This WHFR talk show is available as a podcast from this website, anytime after broadcast, for listening anytime: click on Talk Shows--Tuesday Forum--(select date).

"Theme Attic," the radio show that picks themes and plays music from a variety of genres about selected subjects, will hit the highway and feature songs about traveling and vacation spots. Join host DJ Phil Maq, today, July 19, at 10:00 AM for his clever and unusual takes on music!

This week's most informative and challenging podcasts from the internet: Planetary Radio (7-9) tells of the Starship Initiative, EarthSky 8--Frank Hill says, "No new ice age," and from TED--Jane McGonigal says, "Gaming extends life." (TEDTalks videos at www.TED.com/talks) If you miss this broadcast, it is archived on this website as a podcast: click on Talk Shows--Monday Forum--(select date).

The FREE 20th Annual "Concert of Colors" celebration takes place this weekend and WHFR will exclusively bring the performing musical acts from the Diversity Stage straight to you starting at 3pm both Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15! The multicultural musical styles include Australian blues, indie rock, Indian funk, Caribbean, Irish rock, classical fusion, Native American fusion, Latin ska/funk and so much more!
If you can't make it to the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit, the next best and only other place is WHFR.FM or 89.3 on your FM dial!

"Theme Attic", the radio show that picks themes and plays music from a variety of genres about selected subjects, will focus on songs about "colors" this week. Included in the show will be a few selections by some of the performers at this weekend's "Concert of Colors." Join host, DJ Phil Maq, on Thursday, July 12th at 10:00 AM for his clever and unusual takes on music!

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).