i host and produce a show called radiolab, which airs on wnyc, distributed to a bunch of public radio stations. so radiolab is kind of crazy, slightly psychedelic adventure through a big idea. >> we're talking about escape. >> stories of people being trapped and then getting out, getting free. >> they're kind of like these big, usually one-word titles. the stuff that everyone's been thinking about back to aristotle that really has no answer. like, what is time? what is space? what is consciousness. like, how do i know i'm conscious? >> it's big problems that make us curious. this has always been a duet, pretty much from the beginning. at least from my part. >> more of our listeners are getting to listen to the podcast than they get to us over the airwaves. >> being on the internet has only increased our reach, and the number of people who consume public radio. and our radio audience continues the to grow. like all of public radio. >> increasingly, the broadcast becomes a kind of billboard for the podcast. >> so we're in a sort of a little bit out ahead. >> you go to the podcast and yo

. >> we named our partnership wnyc shovel watch.ne thing, what worked well during the stimulus package implementation? there's a there is a lot of good that the stimulus did. we can start with the shallowest -- wnyc shovel watch. .. .. which when you look at the numbers, said about 300,000 teachers and support staff. and there are a lot of questions about toward the york city or other places have to a deal with all kinds of problems in the future, but certainly a lot of numbers, the pink slips. in things today likely energy, solar panel would farms, a lot of it is because of the recovery act. i rode a piece about the battery industry and the u.s. a leper cars and batteries, they have got a huge boost from the stimulus package. in talking to the odors of the better plants, they almost uniformly say it was a for the stimulus we would've been building these overseas. and so it is amazing to see people opening plants where they have been. so they're are few kind of things that i read about were you just see a lot of impact if. i would l

[applause] also of note, please stay tuned for the radio broadcast in september 2012 on wnyc 93.9 fm. carl hancock wrecks his keen wit brought us the amazing music and literary salon featuring toshi reagan, nonie hendrix, patrice johnson and more. karl is with us this evening. [applause] and might take away from the last 30 days is pure gratitude. so please bear with me as they think the people behind the scenes for the sewer project. they sincere thanks and victoria sanders and associate to support has really made all the difference. [applause] are you here, but tori? thank you so much. i'd also like to acknowledge edward hirst and he was doing this several upon. do i see him? is a carrier? may be joining us later this evening. my colleagues have allowed this project to take flight and reach a widespread audience through the creative process and press community engagement and marketing efforts. if you are here, can you please with? brenda williams but then theodoric plan. [applause] and sinai, last but not least is my green space team, a team that i get to spend my days and most of m

the green space at wnyc, and debbie akio exar is honoring the 75th anniversary of zora neale hurston, "their eyes were watching god." and tonight is the final installment of that series. let's begin with zora's rating. throughout this evening's conversation, you'll hear passages from sub one, selected and read by each of us. we begin with award-winning act dress, ruby dee, who takes us to the opening passages of the novel. >> yes, thank you, thank you. [applause] my goodness. this is from the introduction. ships at a distance have every man's wish on board for sunday, and end for a thursday so forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the watcher turns as isolated as it nation. the streams mark to death by time. that is the life of man. now women, forget all those things they don't want to remember. and remember of it and they don't want to forget. the dream is the truth. they act and do things accordingly. since the beginning of this was a woman and she had come back from burying the dead. not the dad is sick and ailing and defeat. she combat from this that and