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Alabama Life (Community)

  • Host: Jason Norris
  • Alabama Life is a show about the people, stories and culture of Alabama. It features interviews with individuals from cities and towns across the state of Alabama, as well as the APR Events Calendar, stories from Kathryn Tucker Windham and news from NPR.
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Alabama Life - September 3, 2006

Sun, Sep 3
Jennifer Horne interviews poet Kathy Starbuck.

Alabama Life - August 6

Sun, Aug 6
On this episode of Alabama Life: Changes at Alabama Public Radio, making movies in Huntsville with the Film Co-op, and on the road again with storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham.

Alabama Life - July 30, 2006

Sun, Jul 30
Sweet Potato Queen Jill Connor Browne is coming to Birmingham to help raise funds for Birmingham's Literacy Council. Also, storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham tells a tale about the Civil War and a famous rose bush in downtown Selma, Alabama.

Alabama Life - July 23, 2006

Sun, Jul 23
We start with a report on the drought in Alabama. Then we take a road trip with storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham. First stop: Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church and cemetery.

Alabama Life - July 16, 2006

Sun, Jul 16
On this episode of Alabama Life: A report on a statewide effort to improve students' grades in math and science; a preview of stories to come from Gina Smith, who recently traveled to Cuba; and the storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham misses some of the old adages.

Alabama Life - July 9

Sun, Jul 9
A look at the summer reading program at the Tuscaloosa Public Library, as well as the Alabama Reading Initiative summer training. Plus, storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham remembers the old Brownie cameras.

Alabama Life - July 2, 2006

Sun, Jul 2
A quick wrap-up of some Alabama news, then a summertime story from Storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham.

Alabama Life - June 25, 2006

Sun, Jun 25
Although it's officially summer, the public and library communities in Alabama have been active. Public librarians are attending a series of town meetings, and educators are learning more about integrating technology into their classrooms. That's on this edition of Alabama Life, as well as a story from the storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham.

Alabama Life - June 18, 2006

Sun, Jun 18
Father's Day edition of Alabama Life, including stories from Wendy Reed Bruce and LaVale Mills -- but first, a story from the Southern Baptist Convention.

Alabama Life - June 11, 2006

Sun, Jun 11
Alabama citizens vote overwhelmingly for a state amendment banning same-sex marriage. We'll have more details and opinions from folks on the issue on this episode of Alabama Life. Also, APR debuts 2 new podcasts this week. We'll preview one of them. Listen to the APR Events Calendar and hear a story from Kathryn Tucker Windham.

Alabama Life - June 4, 2006

Sun, Jun 4
Reps from the College Republicans and Democrats talk about voting; the Storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham has a cool story for a hot day; and we check out the APR Events Calendar.

Alabama Life - May 28, 2006

Sun, May 28
Memorial Day edition of Alabama Life with a StoryCorps story from a World War II vet, and a story about childhood imagination from the storyteller, Kathryn Tucker Windham.

Alabama Life - May 21, 2006

Sun, May 21
Calvin Woods has written a song called, quot;Wave Your Flag and Say Alabama.quot; Our music director David Duff talked with him about for this edition of Alabama Life. Also, the storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham has a summertime story.

Alabama Life - May 14, 2006

Sun, May 14
On this Mother's Day edition of Alabama Life we listen to a conversation recorded at the StoryCorps MobileBooth last November when Nidia Spence interviewed her mother, Lillian Kirby. Then we visit with Alabama folk artist Charlie Lucas, and finally hear a butterfly story from the Storyteller, Kathryn Tucker Windham.

Alabama Life - May 7, 2006

Sun, May 7
Podcasting Alabama Life and other programs from Alabama Public Radio; a bit of linguistic analysis from the Storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham. Have you heard of ALL those old sayings? I'll bet you haven't!

Alabama Life - April 30, 2006

Sun, Apr 30
Chocolate! Dessert! And the APR Events Calender.

Alabama Life - April 24, 2006

Mon, Apr 24
The Montgomery Symphony Orchestra is wrapping up the season with a double header. Our classical music host David Duff asked about it when he spoke to the general manager of the orchestra.

Alabama Life - April 16, 2006

Sun, Apr 16
Unusually dry in southern parts of Alabama? Get the details on this episode of Alabama Life. Plus the storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham remembers a baby Easter chick she got as a kid. It didn't turn out so well.

Alabama Life - April 9, 2006

Sun, Apr 9
Brett Tannehill has a story about filing taxes online; Butler Cain talks with our Montgomery Bureau reporter Gina Smith about the end of the 2006 regular legislative session; Kathryn Tucker Windham talks about weather-predicting chickens.

Alabama Life - April 2, 2006

Sun, Apr 2
Following up on a couple of stories regarding Sunshine Week, a 'surprise-in-the-mail' story from Kathryn Tucker Windham, and raising money for Alabama Public Radio.

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