Liane Hansen

Back To Work, Detroit Symphony Strikes Up The Band

Liane Hansen — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:00:00 +0000

After a bitter, six-month strike by members of the Detroit Symphony, an agreement was ratified and concertgoers flocked to a free concert Saturday. Host Liane Hansen reports that another capacity crowd is expected at a performance Sunday.

NCAA Final Four Takes Shape

Liane Hansen — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0000

The men's NCAA tournament sends its last two teams to the Final Four with two regional finals: Kansas vs. Virginia Commonwealth University and North Carolina vs. Kentucky.

On Saturday, tiny Butler University secured a spot in the NCAA Final Four for the second year in a row, defeating the University of Florida 74-71in overtime.

Butler was down 11 in the second half.

In Libya, Rebel Forces Push West

Liane Hansen — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0000

After taking the town of Ajdabiya, rebels have now moved in to Brega and, according to reports from there, they continue to move forward toward Ras Lanuf. In Tripoli, the government of Moammar Gadhafi called the loss of territory "a tactical retreat."

Geraldine Ferraro And Her 'Moment In History'

Liane Hansen — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Host Liane Hansen discusses with NPR's Cokie Roberts the career of Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to be nominated for vice president in the U.S. Ferraro died on Saturday at age 75. Roberts remembers the atmosphere the 1984 Democratic convention when Walter Mondale named Ferraro as his running mate.

Energy Think Tank: Nuclear's Future Is OK

Liane Hansen — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0000

The recent accident at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant won't hurt the nuclear power industry because of rapidly growing demand in China, India and other developing nations, according to an article in The Atlantic Monthly. Host Liane Hansen talks to article author Jesse Jenkins of the Breakthrough Institute, an Oakland, Calif., a think tank.