BBC Newshour will follow a special schedule on Tuesday, January 15 from 12 noon to 3pm Pacific as the British Parliament votes on the proposed Brexit agreement.
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No Thursday Detention on Jan. 10
No Thursday Detention after school today because the hosts are under the weather. Your make-up assignment is to listen twice as hard next week.
New programming added to schedule
KSPB kicks off the new year with some new voices as Stevenson’s intro radio students take to the airwaves! In addition, we have added With Good Reason from Virginia Humanities, New Letters on the Air from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Bookworm with Michael Silverblatt from station KCRW Santa Monica.
Stevenson Theater On the Air presents “It’s a Wonderful Life”
The Faculty Players presented the Lux Radio Theater version of the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life in front of a live audience on the evening of December 19. A recording of that performance will air on December 24 at 5pm and 8pm, and on December 25 at 10am. You can also listen here.
Science Update; Yale Climate Connections
We were disappointed to learn today that AAAS has discontinued Science Update, effective immediately. We are adding a new feature, Yale Climate Connections, to replace it. Climate Connections is a daily (M-F), 90-second radio series that aims to help listeners understand how climate change is already impacting our lives and what diverse people and organizations are doing to reduce the associated risks. The series “connects the dots” between climate change and energy, extreme weather, public health, food and water, jobs and the economy, national security, and the creative arts, among other themes. Climate Connections will air weekdays at 49.5 minutes after the hour during Newshour.
Big Picture Science
KSPB has added Big Picture Science to its line up. It’s a show that does more 
than interview top scientists and technology innovators. Its themed episodes connect those latest research ideas to identify emerging trends – and why they matter. Seth Shostak (the scientist) and Molly Bentley (the science journalist) use smart and humorous storytelling. They won’t just keep you’re attention, they’ll grab it.
But there’s more. Are you a doubting Thomas? They separate science from pseudoscience – and facts from the phony – in Skeptic Check, their monthly episode devoted to critical thinking.
So think bigger. Big Picture Science. A one-hour weekly radio show heard on Saturday at 11am, with an encore Sunday at 7pm.
The Democracy Test
Longtime Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan and political historian Heather Richardson Cox explore the state of our democracy this election season with a new, six-part series. “The Democracy Test” from Truth, Politics and Power traces examples of similar, and often more dangerous challenges in American history, how our democracy survived them, and what we might do to solve our current difficulties.
Airs Saturdays at 11am, with an encore Sundays at 7pm.
Student & Faculty shows start for 2018–2019 school year
Locally produced KSPB programming kicked off with Thursday Detention and The Feel on September 13. More shows will be starting the week of September 17. The schedule here on the website will be updated as more student and faculty shows start up.
Science Update
KSPB has added Science Update to its line up, weekdays at 19 minutes after the hour during Newshour. Quirky, entertaining and informative, Science Update is a daily, 60-second feature covering the latest discoveries in science, technology and medicine. Produced by AAAS, the world’s largest general science society, Science Update has reported on thousands of scientific and medical breakthroughs—and won dozens of national awards—since its inception in 1988. Science Update even answers listeners’ science questions, phoned in to its toll-free answer line, 1-800-WHY-ISIT (1-800-949-4748), or submitted via an online form on its contact page.
KSPB turns 39
KSPB celebrated the 39th anniversary of its operating license on August 16!