Frank Christel

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, a mix of shows from our fall 2011 run at The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

Our world is saturated in color, from the softest hues to the most lurid, violent stains. But it’s hard to put your finger on how something so intangible can have such a visceral punch. This hour, we ask how the pigments around us color our thoughts, and wonder how much of what we see is on the outside...and how much is created in our heads. From Sir Isaac Newton sticking a needle in his eye, to a sea creature that sees a rainbow far beyond what humans can experience.

RadioLab airs Fridays at 8 pm and Sundays at 6 pm on Public Radio 89.5-1

Live from London: Daniel Barenboim Conducts Beethoven's Ninth to Launch the 2012 Olympics!

Listen in HD on Friday, July 27 at noon over Classical 88.7-1.

World Have Your Say with Ros Atkins, will feature Olympic coverage each afternoon from 4-5 pm on World Radio 89.5-3, beginning July 28.

The program will originate live from Olympics venues across London including the houses hosting athletes and their families; the Olympic Campsite and competition sites. London Calling: WHYS will be a lighter look at the big talking points that are the result of the day's action, bringing you the excitement of London live, and will bring together the fans and the athletes from around the world.

The games of the 30th Olympiad are set to start in London on Friday, July 27, and NPR will be there in force. Tom Goldman and Howard Berkes, who have covered ten and eight Olympic games respectively, will be joined by Olympic newbie Mike Pesca. Phil Reeves will be the man about town, covering security and all that's happening outside the gates. And Vickie Walton-James, NPR's Deputy National Editor, will be there editing, coordinating, blogging and trying to catch a glimpse of (maybe) the world's fastest man-Usain Bolt.

What happens at the moment when we slip from life...to the other side? Is it a moment? If it is, when exactly does it happen? And what happens afterward? It’s an episode full of questions that don't have easy answers. Radiolab stares down the very moment of passing, and speculates about what may lay beyond.

RadioLab airs Fridays at 8 pm and Sundays at 6 pm on Public Radio 89.5-1

Stochasticity (a wonderfully slippery and smarty-pants word for randomness), may be at the very foundation of our lives. To understand just how big a role it plays, we look at chance and patterns in sports, lottery tickets, and even the cells in our own body. And we meet two girls named Laura, whose unlikely meeting seems to defy pure chance.

RadioLab airs Fridays at 8 pm and Sundays at 6 pm on Public Radio 89.5-1

 The Tulsa Historical Society is bringing KAKC DJs to the Mansion on Peoria for a summer-time Sock Hop.

This family-friendly event will begin at 6:30 P.M. on July 19th. Pizza and soda will be provided, with donations appreciated. The event is free and open to the public.  

Bring the whole family and join KAKC DJs Scooter Segraves, Mike McCarthy, Dick Schmitz and Charlie Derek for a little rock n’ roll and a whole lot of dancing. Don’t miss your last opportunity to dance your socks off with your favorite DJs as the KAKC exhibit nears its final bow. 

When a neighbor is the antagonist….

Listen to this one-hour special at 11:00 am on Wednesday the 4th over Public Radio 89.5-1