60 David Freudberg, Human Media Public Radio Documentary, Humankind Public Radio Show Public Radio Programs featuring voices of vision, conscience and compassion. Listen online and order CDs of our shows. David Freudberg info@humanmedia.org http://www.humanmedia.org/ Public Radio Programs featuring voices of vision, conscience and compassion. http://www.humanmedia.org/images/HumanMediaLogo.gif http://www.humanmedia.org/ en-us Manual Copyright 2009 Human Media. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=298 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=298 From deep recession to global warming, terrorism to pandemic illness, a remarkable confluence of challenges calls America to summon its inner strengths. But this is not the first time our nation has faced a heavy burden. Historically, how has America risen to the occasion of adversity and bounced back? An inspiring, thought-provoking program ideal for broadcast around July 4th. Hear historians, archival audio from FDR to Obama, psychologists and stories of ordinary Americans. Among those featured: • Prof. William Leuchtenburg: author and historian of the FDR era featured in many Ken Burns films • Selma Johnson: lost her home and business in recent hard times, is now bouncing back • Stephen Flynn: Council on Foreign Relations fellow on strengthening communities for preparedness • Prof. Barbara Fredrickson: Univ. of North Carolina psychologist on the new science of human resilience • Nancy Molitor: Therapist who has counseled people under financial strain "What is similar between the downturn today and the Great Depression is a sense of anxiety. We all know that the Great Depression came to an end, but the people who lived through it did not know that." -- Prof. William Leuchtenburg, Univ. of North Carolina, author of "In the Shadow of FDR" "I think people are already asking themselves, 'What is important in life? You know, what is truly important, and how much is enough? And where am I going to put my time and energy? I'm seeing a lot of people making decisions, life changes, and they didn't want to. They weren't asking to be laid off. But now that they are...people are really reprioritizing. They're really re-calibrating." -- Dr. Nancy Molitor, American Psychological Association "This country has had so much adversity in its past and we've always been able to rise above it as a population, as a people." -- An ordinary passenger recorded at an airportTotal time: 1 Hour From deep recession to global warming, terrorism to pandemic illness, a remarkable confluence of challenges calls America to summon its inner strengths. But this is not the first time our nation has faced a heavy burden. Historically, how has America risen to the occasion of adversity and bounced back? An inspiring, thought-provoking program ideal for broadcast around July 4th. Hear historians, archival audio from FDR to Obama, psychologists and stories of ordinary Americans. Among those featured: • Prof. William Leuchtenburg: author and historian of the FDR era featured in many Ken Burns films • Selma Johnson: lost her home and business in recent hard times, is now bouncing back • Stephen Flynn: Council on Foreign Relations fellow on strengthening communities for preparedness • Prof. Barbara Fredrickson: Univ. of North Carolina psychologist on the new science of human resilience • Nancy Molitor: Therapist who has counseled people under financial strain "What is similar between the downturn today and the Great Depression is a sense of anxiety. We all know that the Great Depression came to an end, but the people who lived through it did not know that." -- Prof. William Leuchtenburg, Univ. of North Carolina, author of "In the Shadow of FDR" "I think people are already asking themselves, 'What is important in life? You know, what is truly important, and how much is enough? And where am I going to put my time and energy? I'm seeing a lot of people making decisions, life changes, and they didn't want to. They weren't asking to be laid off. But now that they are...people are really reprioritizing. They're really re-calibrating." -- Dr. Nancy Molitor, American Psychological Association "This country has had so much adversity in its past and we've always been able to rise above it as a population, as a people." -- An ordinary passenger recorded at an airportTotal time: 1 Hour 1246075200 David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=61 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=61 What is it like to be in prison for twenty-six years in South Africa for opposing the Apartheid System? How can one man forgive after being tortured and bearing witness to his friend's deaths? Why was the truth and reconciliation commission in South Africa established? Why are truth and forgiveness necessary for reconciliation? "Forgiveness goes together with reconciliation. The one cannot be done without the other." --Ahmed Kathrada, leader in the South African resistance and jail mate of Nelson Mandela In 1989, after 26 years, Ahmed Kathrada was released from Robben Island, the South African prison for anti-apartheid leaders. He was the gentle jailmate of Nelson Mandela. This episode of Humankind presents an audio memoir of a life lived in hope, agony, and persistence. Hear about brutalities endured, healing forged, and humanity prevailing against all odds. Kathrada's story will provoke real questions, stark reflections, and a sense of admiration for a quiet hero. Total time: 29 minutes What is it like to be in prison for twenty-six years in South Africa for opposing the Apartheid System? How can one man forgive after being tortured and bearing witness to his friend's deaths? Why was the truth and reconciliation commission in South Africa established? Why are truth and forgiveness necessary for reconciliation? "Forgiveness goes together with reconciliation. The one cannot be done without the other." --Ahmed Kathrada, leader in the South African resistance and jail mate of Nelson Mandela In 1989, after 26 years, Ahmed Kathrada was released from Robben Island, the South African prison for anti-apartheid leaders. He was the gentle jailmate of Nelson Mandela. This episode of Humankind presents an audio memoir of a life lived in hope, agony, and persistence. Hear about brutalities endured, healing forged, and humanity prevailing against all odds. Kathrada's story will provoke real questions, stark reflections, and a sense of admiration for a quiet hero. Total time: 29 minutes 1245729600 David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=64 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=64 What is it like to be the child of a Holocaust survivor? Why would a child of Holocaust survivors get together with children of Nazi-era Germans? What is gained when two opposing sides sit down for a dialogue and what changes when you hear the other side? "Once you sit face-to-face with another human being, you suddenly get a whole new spin on your imagined story of them and that allows you to heal." --Julie Goschalk, therapist and facilitator of dialogues between Jews and Nazi-era Germans Take a journey with David Freudberg as he follows Julie Goschalk's path from child of Holocaust survivors who endured Auschwitz to facilitator of of conversations between Jewish children of Nazi perpetrators. A controversial and moving tribute to the human need for reconciliation, understanding, and peace, this episode of Humankind will stir your mind and challenge your preconceptions. Many assume that some boundaries can never be crossed. Listen to this show and think again.Total time: 29 minutes What is it like to be the child of a Holocaust survivor? Why would a child of Holocaust survivors get together with children of Nazi-era Germans? What is gained when two opposing sides sit down for a dialogue and what changes when you hear the other side? "Once you sit face-to-face with another human being, you suddenly get a whole new spin on your imagined story of them and that allows you to heal." --Julie Goschalk, therapist and facilitator of dialogues between Jews and Nazi-era Germans Take a journey with David Freudberg as he follows Julie Goschalk's path from child of Holocaust survivors who endured Auschwitz to facilitator of of conversations between Jewish children of Nazi perpetrators. A controversial and moving tribute to the human need for reconciliation, understanding, and peace, this episode of Humankind will stir your mind and challenge your preconceptions. Many assume that some boundaries can never be crossed. Listen to this show and think again.Total time: 29 minutes 1245729600 David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=237 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=237 How does one woman pay for 23 children to go to college on a $45,000 a year salary? What prompted her to do so? Is one woman's promise to those childrens' enough motivate them to succeed? "There's nothing that I would not do for those kids then or now to help them better themselves. I expected a lot out of them, I gave a lot, and I demanded a lot." --Oral Lee Brown She calls them "my babies" -- public school students she informally adopts in the roughest section of Oakland, CA. They call her "Ma," -- Mrs. Oral Lee Brown, a most remarkable community activist who, starting in 1987, promised twenty-three children (an entire first grade class): if they study hard and graduate high school, she'll somehow scrape together the money to put them all through college. And she's been true to her word. How does one woman pay for 23 children to go to college on a $45,000 a year salary? What prompted her to do so? Is one woman's promise to those childrens' enough motivate them to succeed? "There's nothing that I would not do for those kids then or now to help them better themselves. I expected a lot out of them, I gave a lot, and I demanded a lot." --Oral Lee Brown She calls them "my babies" -- public school students she informally adopts in the roughest section of Oakland, CA. They call her "Ma," -- Mrs. Oral Lee Brown, a most remarkable community activist who, starting in 1987, promised twenty-three children (an entire first grade class): if they study hard and graduate high school, she'll somehow scrape together the money to put them all through college. And she's been true to her word. 1245124800 David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=276 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=276 "When we see huge amounts of money taken out of the health care system and wasted on excessive salaries, on unnecessary care and particularly on the administrative and overhead costs of medicine, it actually means that we’re not going to be able to meet our number one moral priority which is to provide health care for everyone." --Stephanie Woolhandler, M.D. "We’re in a new age of robber barons and the robber barons of this era include people who are making ridiculous amounts of money for medical care." --David Himmelstein, M.D. Even with its dazzling technical advances and sophisticated medicines, health care increasingly frustrates Americans. Patients must contend with a system that won't pay for some treatments, long waiting lists, rushed visits with doctors, copious paperwork and – of course – the ever-soaring cost of medical coverage and medications. Many doctors and nurses feel trapped in a structure they say sometimes prevents them from providing adequate care to their patients. One couple, both researchers at Harvard Medical School and both internists practicing at Cambridge Hospital in Massachusetts, are leaders in the movement among medical professionals to reform health care in America. Dr. Steffi Woolhandler and Dr. David Himmelstein lead a campaign by doctors to reform health care which they see as needlessly expensive and corrupt. Together they founded Physicians for a National Health Program in 1987 which aims for a system where everyone is covered. They decry the soaring costs of health care – and how that hurts poor people who are uninsured – and many in the middle class who are under-insured. The doctors pull no punches in describing what they see as enormous waste in health care expenditures. More information can be found at the site below:Physicians For A National Health Program "When we see huge amounts of money taken out of the health care system and wasted on excessive salaries, on unnecessary care and particularly on the administrative and overhead costs of medicine, it actually means that we’re not going to be able to meet our number one moral priority which is to provide health care for everyone." --Stephanie Woolhandler, M.D. "We’re in a new age of robber barons and the robber barons of this era include people who are making ridiculous amounts of money for medical care." --David Himmelstein, M.D. Even with its dazzling technical advances and sophisticated medicines, health care increasingly frustrates Americans. Patients must contend with a system that won't pay for some treatments, long waiting lists, rushed visits with doctors, copious paperwork and – of course – the ever-soaring cost of medical coverage and medications. Many doctors and nurses feel trapped in a structure they say sometimes prevents them from providing adequate care to their patients. One couple, both researchers at Harvard Medical School and both internists practicing at Cambridge Hospital in Massachusetts, are leaders in the movement among medical professionals to reform health care in America. Dr. Steffi Woolhandler and Dr. David Himmelstein lead a campaign by doctors to reform health care which they see as needlessly expensive and corrupt. Together they founded Physicians for a National Health Program in 1987 which aims for a system where everyone is covered. They decry the soaring costs of health care – and how that hurts poor people who are uninsured – and many in the middle class who are under-insured. The doctors pull no punches in describing what they see as enormous waste in health care expenditures. More information can be found at the site below:Physicians For A National Health Program 1244520000 David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=130 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=130 How can we help kids see past the hostile images and violent actions of the world they're growing up in? What skills of conflict resolution and peacemaking can be taught in schools? What knowledge gaps about history -- and human relations -- can educators help to fill? "We're graduating from our schools peace illiterates... I think that's the reason why we have a violent society. We're not teaching alternatives to the ethic of violence." COLMAN McCARTHYformer Washington Post columnist andpeace studies educator "These images of violence are presented to children over, and over, and over again...This is a serious problem, and it's affecting children's social development, and their view of the world in a very deep way." PROF. NANCY CARLSSON-PAIGELesley University professor of education "People often ask me, you know, 'Why-- why games?' I mean, violence is this big, serious, complex issue, and I always say, 'Exactly.' We learn through laughter. We learn through connections." -- ERIC DAWSONAnti-violence educator, founder of Peacegames In a world of too much violent conflict, this documentary asks: Can the traits of peacemaking be taught to young people in schools? Examining this imperative question are some of America's most innovative leaders in the field of conflict resolution education and peace studies. Among those heard in this documentary are Colman McCarthy, longtime Washington Post columnist who now devotes his time to teaching peace in D.C. area public schools; Linda Lantieri, whose Resolving Conflicts Creatively program has been used in 400 U.S. schools; Eric Dawson, a dynamic young educator who developed Peacegames for public schools; and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, a Lesley University professor who has analyzed the effect of our violent popular culture on young children. We also hear from kids who describe their perceptions of violence and peace.Total time: ~1 hour How can we help kids see past the hostile images and violent actions of the world they're growing up in? What skills of conflict resolution and peacemaking can be taught in schools? What knowledge gaps about history -- and human relations -- can educators help to fill? "We're graduating from our schools peace illiterates... I think that's the reason why we have a violent society. We're not teaching alternatives to the ethic of violence." COLMAN McCARTHYformer Washington Post columnist andpeace studies educator "These images of violence are presented to children over, and over, and over again...This is a serious problem, and it's affecting children's social development, and their view of the world in a very deep way." PROF. NANCY CARLSSON-PAIGELesley University professor of education "People often ask me, you know, 'Why-- why games?' I mean, violence is this big, serious, complex issue, and I always say, 'Exactly.' We learn through laughter. We learn through connections." -- ERIC DAWSONAnti-violence educator, founder of Peacegames In a world of too much violent conflict, this documentary asks: Can the traits of peacemaking be taught to young people in schools? Examining this imperative question are some of America's most innovative leaders in the field of conflict resolution education and peace studies. Among those heard in this documentary are Colman McCarthy, longtime Washington Post columnist who now devotes his time to teaching peace in D.C. area public schools; Linda Lantieri, whose Resolving Conflicts Creatively program has been used in 400 U.S. schools; Eric Dawson, a dynamic young educator who developed Peacegames for public schools; and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, a Lesley University professor who has analyzed the effect of our violent popular culture on young children. We also hear from kids who describe their perceptions of violence and peace.Total time: ~1 hour 1243915200 David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=52 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=52 What are the benefits people receive from giving and how does giving change a person? What is the simple joy of serving people in need? How can it be that people who live in abject poverty are happy, while many others living in luxury are miserable? "That feeling that we're all searching for isn't about material wealth, about the acquisition of things. It's about being connected with other human beings. That is the essence of humanity." --Bill Mosher, producer of public television's "Visionaries" Follow PBS' Bill Mosher, self-described "small-town guy," as he travels from Africa to South America and beyond in pursuit of people and causes that instill peace, charity, and humanitarianism in our world's most imperiled places. Humankind's David Freudberg joins Mosher and asks him to reflect on what motivates people like Father Javier of Bogota, Columbia and Gladys Silvester of Haiti, as well as others who account for moving, extraordinary acts of kindness. What Mosher has learned from them and his own experiences prove a rare insight into the human condition and the unity of all peoples no matter what life struggle.Total time: 29 minutes What are the benefits people receive from giving and how does giving change a person? What is the simple joy of serving people in need? How can it be that people who live in abject poverty are happy, while many others living in luxury are miserable? "That feeling that we're all searching for isn't about material wealth, about the acquisition of things. It's about being connected with other human beings. That is the essence of humanity." --Bill Mosher, producer of public television's "Visionaries" Follow PBS' Bill Mosher, self-described "small-town guy," as he travels from Africa to South America and beyond in pursuit of people and causes that instill peace, charity, and humanitarianism in our world's most imperiled places. Humankind's David Freudberg joins Mosher and asks him to reflect on what motivates people like Father Javier of Bogota, Columbia and Gladys Silvester of Haiti, as well as others who account for moving, extraordinary acts of kindness. What Mosher has learned from them and his own experiences prove a rare insight into the human condition and the unity of all peoples no matter what life struggle.Total time: 29 minutes 1243310400 David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=118 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=118 What are the physical effects of too much stress? What are practical ways to develop a state of inner calm? Which common ailments can be reduced or alleviated by relaxation exercises?  This program, featuring Harvard Medical Professor Herbert Benson, MD, explains simple relaxation techniques to help you ease the effects of daily stress. Hear how patients have used these techniques to reduce chronic pain, insomnia, fatigue and other stress conditions. These practices can help you prevent high blood pressure, hardening of arteries, heart attack and stroke.Total time: ~1 hour What are the physical effects of too much stress? What are practical ways to develop a state of inner calm? Which common ailments can be reduced or alleviated by relaxation exercises?  This program, featuring Harvard Medical Professor Herbert Benson, MD, explains simple relaxation techniques to help you ease the effects of daily stress. Hear how patients have used these techniques to reduce chronic pain, insomnia, fatigue and other stress conditions. These practices can help you prevent high blood pressure, hardening of arteries, heart attack and stroke.Total time: ~1 hour 1243310400 David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=106 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=106 "If I am happy in spite of my deprivations, my testimony to the creed of optimism is worth hearing." Stricken blind and deaf by a fever at infancy, Helen Keller once described herself as "an optimist in spite of all." This truly inspiring biography recounts how Keller emerged from solitary confinement in silent darkness to become one of the 20th century's greatest women and greatest human spirits. Includes readings from her autobiographical reflections and rare audio recordings of Keller and her teacher/friend Anne Sullivan Macy. Comments by Anne Bancroft who won an Academy Award for her performance in "The Miracle Worker" and playwright William Gibson. Hear the amazing tale of how Helen as a child learned to communicate, and her tireless crusade as an adult for the disabled. Also a look at the spiritual philosophy that gave her strength.Duration: ~1 hour "If I am happy in spite of my deprivations, my testimony to the creed of optimism is worth hearing." Stricken blind and deaf by a fever at infancy, Helen Keller once described herself as "an optimist in spite of all." This truly inspiring biography recounts how Keller emerged from solitary confinement in silent darkness to become one of the 20th century's greatest women and greatest human spirits. Includes readings from her autobiographical reflections and rare audio recordings of Keller and her teacher/friend Anne Sullivan Macy. Comments by Anne Bancroft who won an Academy Award for her performance in "The Miracle Worker" and playwright William Gibson. Hear the amazing tale of how Helen as a child learned to communicate, and her tireless crusade as an adult for the disabled. Also a look at the spiritual philosophy that gave her strength.Duration: ~1 hour 1242705600 David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=296 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=296 "I think that a lot of people today are looking at this whole notion of self-empowerment of people with disabilities. That there is just a mindset in our country that people with disabilities can't. We look at what they're not able to do. We don't naturally focus on their strengths and their assets and their capabilities." --Joe McNulty, Executive Director, Helen Keller National Center We hear the story of Mary Gillespie, a woman born with normal hearing and vision, but who developed several illnesses starting at age ten. Gradually, she became deaf-blind. Now living in Los Angeles, Mary is a regular volunteer at the Braille Institute, where we recorded this remarkable episode of Humankind. The challenges of communication and mobility as well as Mary's faith and joy are discussed. Also heard is Joe McNulty of the Helen Keller National Center. Keller, who died in 1968, is best known for the dual disability of being deaf-blind, but an estimated 1.2 million Americans are projected to be significantly impaired in both seeing and hearing by the year 2015, according to a recent study. "I think that a lot of people today are looking at this whole notion of self-empowerment of people with disabilities. That there is just a mindset in our country that people with disabilities can't. We look at what they're not able to do. We don't naturally focus on their strengths and their assets and their capabilities." --Joe McNulty, Executive Director, Helen Keller National Center We hear the story of Mary Gillespie, a woman born with normal hearing and vision, but who developed several illnesses starting at age ten. Gradually, she became deaf-blind. Now living in Los Angeles, Mary is a regular volunteer at the Braille Institute, where we recorded this remarkable episode of Humankind. The challenges of communication and mobility as well as Mary's faith and joy are discussed. Also heard is Joe McNulty of the Helen Keller National Center. Keller, who died in 1968, is best known for the dual disability of being deaf-blind, but an estimated 1.2 million Americans are projected to be significantly impaired in both seeing and hearing by the year 2015, according to a recent study. 1242705600