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Arts and Ideas on CAI
Sunday evening from 7 to 11

Join station founder Jay Allison for an eclectic mix of topics Sunday evenings 7 to 11pm.

Many programs on Arts & Ideas come from the Public Radio Exchange, a project of Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole. If you heard something on Arts & Ideas, chances are you can find it on the PRX.

Produced by Viki Merrick from Atlantic Public Media

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  • This week on Arts and Ideas: True stories about ‘The High Wire on a new Moth Radio Hour, music from a West Coast harmonica expert, and the divide between rural and urban America.
  • This week on Arts and Ideas: The Chernobyl disaster 40 years later, music from the band Talking Heads, and the A.I. bubble is about to burst… yes or no, that’s the debate.
  • This week on Arts and Ideas: The soundtrack of life on the Moth Radio Hour, produced here in Woods Hole, up-and-coming musicians you probably haven’t heard yet, and women superstars of the environmental movement.
  • This week on Arts and Ideas: Folktales and folk music, discover a new author, and the future of film is streaming from home. Yes or no, that’s the debate this week.
  • This week on Arts and Ideas: The global tuna industry, big band music from the 1930s and 40’s, and debunking moon landing conspiracy theories.
  • This week on Arts and Ideas: stories of finances on a brand new Moth Radio Hour produced by Atlantic Public Media, the future of trans athletes in sports, and classic rock music.
  • This week on Arts and Ideas: The final documentary in a three-part series on the 100th anniversary of Route 66, Spanish and flamenco-influenced music, and the Sci-fi author behind Project Hail Mary on his real influences.
  • This week on Arts and Ideas: Stories of bearing witness and when it’s best to look away on the Moth Radio Hour, big band music, and Senator Bernie Sanders' political journey.
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  • This week on Arts and Ideas: True stories told live, about people who left a mark on a new Moth Radio Hour produced in Woods Hole, Celtic music from the country of Wales, and what it would take to deflect an asteroid.