August 2009 Show Archives
Week 1 Show 0931
Interview With Bill Greider (View Video)
In our push for a more sustainable way of life, it seems that many people are looking not to the green of the environment but to the green in their wallets. We visit with New York Times reporter Bill Greider about smarter spending in a sustainable world.
For more information visit this link:William Greider
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Interview with Bill Greider Continued (View Video)
In our push for a more sustainable way of life, it seems that many people are looking not to the green of the environment but to the green in their wallets. We continue to visit with New York Times reporter Bill Greider about smarter spending in a sustainable world.
For more information visit this link:William Greider
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Interview with Lowell Catlett (View Video)
We visit with noted economist and futurist, Dr. Lowell Catlett, about the greening of America and how it affects every industry from energy to food.
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Week 2 Show 0932
Shea Butter (View Video)
Shea nut butter is a natural fat that is extracted from the Shea tree and is only found in West Africa. When shea butter is properly manufactured, the resource can bring about extremely high profits except for the people who produce it.
For more information visit this link:Article: Hatching Agribusiness Incubator in Mali
Shea Butter Institute
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Value Added 01--Patrick Saisi (View Video)
Living in an under-developed country is difficult especially when there is little hope to change things. Meet one graduate student who is taking steps to make a difference in his home village in Kenya by educating himself abroad.
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Interview with Mali Ambassador Abdoulaye Diop (View Video)
We visit with the Malian Ambassador to the United States, Abdoulaye Diop, about the success Mali is having with Democracy.
For more information visit this link:Embassy of Mali
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Langston Exchange (View Video)
Each year, students from Oklahoma's Langston University travel to Africa looking to give back while searching for answers from their ancestral home. It's a summer study abroad program that instills a sense of self-pride in everyone who attends.
For more information visit this link:Langston University
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Africa Roundtable (View Video)
We visit with Dr. Mary Mbosowo, Willard Pitts, and Dwan Brumfield about Langston's summer abroad program and the impact it has on students' lives.
For more information visit this link:Langston University
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Week 3 Show 0933
Horse Slaughter (View Video)
In 2006, the last horse slaughter plant closed in the U.S., much to the delight of animal rights advocates and many horse enthusiasts. Yet in the ensuing years, a new unintended consequence has emerged…what to do with the horses as they age.
For more information visit this link:Habitat for Horses
Humane Society
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Horse Adoption (View Video)
Oklahoma's Bureau of Land Management has a wild horse and burro program that is giving wild horses a place to kick up their heels.
For more information visit this link:U.S. Bureau of Land Management
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Interview with Madeleine Pickens (View Video)
We visit with Madeleine Pickens about her efforts to save old horses from the slaughter house.
For more information visit this link:Madeleine Pickens
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McHay (View Video)
Alfalfa hay is a favorite feed for many horse owners but Oklahoma alfalfa can contain a bug called the blister beetle which is highly toxic to horses. A long-time Oklahoma company hopes to change that with a new technique that is also creating new jobs.
For more information visit this link:McHay
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Week 4 Show 0934
Cattle Rustling (View Video)
Often known as cattle rustling, stealing cattle is a crime as old as the American West, yet today, thieves are taking full advantage of modern day tools to ply their old trade.
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Ag Investigators (View Video)
Cattle rustlers used to pay for their crime with a rope around the neck and while today's punishment is somewhat less severe, those who hunt down cattle thieves are just as serious. We look at ODAFF's Investigative Services Division.
For more information visit this link:ODAFF Investigative Services Unit
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Animal ID--Deer Farming (View Video)
A recent study says deer farming could be the fastest growing industry in rural America. And such growth has increased the need to know where these animals have been and where they going.
For more information visit this link:Heavenly Whitetails
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Animal ID (View Video)
Many believe a national animal ID system could be the key to early detection and prevention from such threats as animal disease outbreaks or food safety scares but the program is a hard sell to many in the industry. Which is why U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is meeting with both producers and consumers.
For more information visit this link:National Animal Identification System
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Spinach (View Video)
America's spinach industry took a huge hit in 2006, when an e-coli outbreak blamed on the leafy green spread to nineteen different states. Across the country, Americans eat more than five hundred million pounds of spinach each year. Some of it from right here in Oklahoma.
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Horsethief Canyon (View Video)
Oklahoma's Western heritage provides the state with more than our share of historic destinations for people to visit. We take you to Horsethief Canyon in Perkins, Oklahoma, to tell you how it earned it's name.
For more information visit this link:History of Horsethief Canyon
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Week 5 Show 0935
Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (View Video)
Nationally recognized as the most rigorous academic program of its kind, the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics is shaping the next generation of professionals before they even finish high school.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
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Interview with Edna Manning--OSSM (View Video)
We visit with Edna Manning, president of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics about how the school is helping students get ahead in life.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
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Dropout Recovery (View Video)
A program at Great Plains Technology Center is helping kids who have dropped out of school to return and earn their diploma.
For more information visit these links:ODCTE Dropout Recovery Program
Great Plains Technology Center
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8th Grade Career Fair (View Video)
Oklahoma's dropout numbers are dangerously high and the don't reflect the significant number of students who dropout after the 8th grade. It's a critical time for young people and one Meridian Tech Center focuses on during the annual career fair.
For more information visit this link:Meridian Technology Center
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Farm to School (View Video)
School lunches are getting a little healthier this fall thanks to Oklahoma's Farm to School program and it's a win-win for both farmers and students.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Farm to School
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Interview with Chris Kirby (View Video)
We visit with the director of Oklahoma's Farm to School program, Chris Kirby, about how the program has really taken off.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Farm to School
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OU STEM (View Video)
During OU's Summer Engineering Academy, teachers worked with OU graduate students and professors to learn how to better integrate science, math, and engineering concepts into their curriculum.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma University Summer Engineering Academy
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Foundation Scholarship (View Video)
A round of golf this summer is helping a group of teachers better prepare for the classroom this fall. We introduce you to one teacher who is using the financial help to help her students.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma CareerTech Foundation
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