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In Empire of Illusion, Chris Hedges argues that we now live in two societies: one, the minority, functions in a print-based, literate world, that can cope with complexity and can separate illusion from truth... -
Inspiring talks by women working and learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. We'd like to introduce you to some of the most fascinating women, and scientists, on the planet who have devoted their lives to better understanding our world. From the outer reaches of space exploration to the hidden world of animal intelligence. From designing soft houses to dissecting... -
Washington Post columnist Shankar Vedantam discusses his book The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives. The hidden brain is Vedantam... -
Public talks curated around Taking Control of Diabetes with Dr. Neal Barnard that explains the different types of diabetes and how each can be triggered by genetics, weight, poor diet and lack of physical activity or pregnancy. Dr. Barnard reveals in-depth scientific studies from leading national organizations, unveiling results that not only diminish diabetes, but increase energy and... -
Award-winning novelist and MacArthur Fellow Rebecca Newberger Goldstein reads from her new novel 36 Arguments for the Existence of God. After Cass Seltzer's book becomes a surprise best seller, he's... -
Public talks curated around Independent Lens: Lost Souls that explores national identity, the lives of immigrants and what happens after deportees are sent to a land they no longer consider home. In 1999, filmmaker Monika Navarro's uncles were deported to Mexico, forced to leave the only country they knew and, as servicemen, had pledged to protect. Augie and Gino were living the...
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About WHQR Forum Network
The Forum Network is presented as part of a new partnership with PBS and NPR, with generous funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The WHQR Forum Network service gives online audiences an opportunity to watch video lectures by some of the world's foremost scholars, authors, artists, scientists, and policymakers. Forum Network lectures are hosted by community organizations and educational institutions in North Carolina and beyond. The Forum Network online lecture library currently includes thousands of video and audio files, produced by WHQR and other participating public broadcast stations from across the country. As part of a public broadcast station collaboration all lectures are aggregated into one common digital archive and made available to our local Wilmington audiences as well as audiences worldwide, through the Forum Network.
WHQR is committed to providing outstanding educative content for lifelong learners worldwide and to encouraging civic engagement around the vital issues of our time. We encourage audiences to browse our featured and popular lectures. Explore lectures by Topics, Series, Partners, and Speakers. To provide viewers with more information, lectures are further augmented with speaker biographies, related lectures and books, captions and transcripts, and downloadable audio.
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About WHQR Public Radio
WHQR Public Radio set up shop in 1984, in a converted bar in a strip mall in Wilmington. Founded by displaced opera lovers, the original Friends of the Opera, the station thrived by truly becoming a community station, supported and staffed by public radio lovers.
Ten years to the day it first went on the air, the station moved to a new home, a renovated building in the historic downtown. We added new studios, a custom-designed library and gallery for performances and exhibits, all warmed by blasted brick and mellow pine floors.
Yet so little has changed. WHQR is still known as the small non-profit radio station with a big reputation for unique performances, solid programming and a community spirit that covers southeastern North Carolina.
In our efforts to offer our audiences a "three-dimensional" radio experience, we encourage listeners to visit us at the station: either drop by while you're downtown or try to attend one of our cultural events. By seeing what public radio sounds like and by meeting fellow enthusiasts with similar interests, you'll find a whole new perspective on our area and our world.
