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A special collection of Signature Stories that looks at life and culture in Nebraska through history, literature, religion, and art. This feed is updated continuously.... more
FAQs about Humanities Desk:How many episodes does Humanities Desk have?The podcast currently has 948 episodes available.
May 26, 2017NET News: Nebraska Tradition Continues with Start of ChautauquaA Nebraska tradition continues tomorrow, an event that was an important part of the state’s social fabric more than 100 years ago and then made a comeback in the 1980’s. Chautauqua begins in Seward, and the subject is a war the United States entered exactly a century ago....more6minPlay
May 12, 2017NET News: Lincoln Art Students Sculpting Excellence and InspirationA group of Lincoln High School students and their teacher hope a new sculpture that combines photography, writing and some basic engineering will do more than just fill up an empty space. They’re hoping the piece also helps bring a very diverse campus together in an unusual way....more5minPlay
May 09, 2017NET News: Nebraska Ponca Tribe Retracing the Steps of Their AncestorsIt happened 140 years ago this year. The Ponca Tribe was forcibly removed from its ancestral land in northeastern Nebraska and marched south at gunpoint. More than 800 men, women and children made the journey, encountering snow, rough terrain and sickness along the way. Tomorrow, their Ponca ancesto......more5minPlay
April 28, 2017Friday Live: Hastings College, Red Cloud, York, Grand Island, and more...On the April 28th program from Hastings College, host Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about: Hastings College theatre and music events; Wessels LIving History Farm near York; Hastings Symphony concert; music at The Lark in Hastings; the York College Concert Choir; Willa Cather......more59minPlay
April 26, 2017NET News: 145 Years Later, Arbor Day Celebrates Nebraska Roots145 years ago this month, a Nebraska City newspaper editor and politician made his love for trees official. He founded Arbor Day, a time to plant trees and recognize their importance. Today is National Arbor Day and it wouldn’t have happened without J. Sterling Morton’s vision for future generations......more5minPlay
April 18, 2017NET News: Hastings Oral History Project Looks To The FutureA professor and a group of her students at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska want to change the game when it comes to oral history in Nebraska. They’ve started an ambitious on-line project that aims to capture the local voices of an era that came and went nearly 50 years ago. The Hastings Oral......more5minPlay
April 14, 2017Friday Live: James Valentine, New Odyssey, Grace Bauer, and more...On the April 14th program, host Genevieve Randall and guests have lively conversations about: UNL English Professor Grace Bauer's two new books and a reading on April 18th; Kearney Concert Association's New Odyssey concert on April 24th; "Words 4 Birds" at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center on Apri......more1h 5minPlay
March 16, 2017Friday Live Extra: Sara Terry and Anne Wilkes TuckerSheldon Museum of Art presents "Women Photographing War," a panel discussion with two photographers featured in the exhibition “Conflict and Consequence: Photographing War and Its Aftermath,” on Thursday, March 16, at 6 p.m. Susan Meiselas and Sara Terry will share their perspectives on working in c......more18minPlay
March 15, 2017NET News: Nebraska Movie Industry Still Struggling To Find SpotlightNebraska has hosted a few big movie productions over the years, but mostly smaller, independent films use the state as a backdrop. That’s not likely to change anytime soon because of Nebraska’s lack of statewide film incentives....more5minPlay
March 09, 2017Friday Live Extra: Mark Hayes and Jeannette JonesThis week, Genevieve Randall talks to: Beatrice Regional Orchestra guest Mark Hayes; and, UNL professor Jeannette Jones about "Say That!: Celebrating Women of Color Writers."...more11minPlay
FAQs about Humanities Desk:How many episodes does Humanities Desk have?The podcast currently has 948 episodes available.