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Peace Talks Radio speaks with music documentary director Mary Wharton and writer Bill Flanagan. They’ve collaborated with others to create the documentary called "Jimmy Carter, Rock 'n' Roll President." It looks at how the 39th president’s fondness for music of all kinds really helped drive his successful campaign for president in 1976 and also was in evidence during his presidency as he hosted many great musicians at the White House.

WVPE's latest Photo of the Week captures an icy image that the photographer took on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, in Shipshewana. Cyndi Holther of Sturgis was inspired to take this shot by laying on the cold sidewalk to get just the right angle. To quote her, "Brrr!" She calls the photo "Glass Houses." 

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Join us on 88.1 WVPE on the evening of MLK Day at 9pm for 'MLK and The Fierce Urgency of Now' from "The Takeaway." Co-hosted by Tanzina Vega of "The Takeaway," Jami Floyd of WNYC, and Brian Lehrer of WNYC, this hour unpacks the implications of the election through the prisms of civil rights and modern-day social justice.

WVPE's latest Photo of the Week features a snowy pasture. Thanks to Neil Boston who captured this image outside of Bristol on January 3rd. He says he took the photos with a Pixel 5 phone. The picture could be a timeless image. 

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9 PM: "John Lewis: Profile in Peace" 

On July 27, 2020, memorial ceremonies were held in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for civil rights icon John Lewis. At that time, Peace Talks Radio offered its platform to capture the tributes, interviews, and speeches that recall the life and legacy of Lewis. Listen Monday, Jan. 11th at 9pm on 88.1 WVPE.

In a special edition of On Point, we’re trying to understand yesterday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol. How we can restore the health of our democracy? Leave a voice message at 617-353-0683.  

President-elect Joe Biden is addressing the country from Wilmington, Del., Wednesday afternoon.

Georgians voted in two Senate runoff elections on Tuesday. Incumbent Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue face Democratic challengers Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. The races were too close to call in November and now their outcome determines the balance of power in the Senate. One race has been called in Warnock's favor while Ossoff is currently leading in his race against Perdue which remains too close to call as of Wednesday morning. Follow the results live. 

WVPE's latest Photo of the Week is entitled "Fresh Snow." The image was taken on December 29th outside Dillon Hall on the campus of Notre Dame by Sam Lima of South Bend. Sam has contributed several great photos here at WVPE since we started our Photo of the Week feature. 

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1 PM - Best of the Best 2020: The Great Indoors

1 PM - Best of the Best 2020: Towards a Better World.

Monday, Dec. 28, 9 PM

A Season's Griot is public radio's only nationally syndicated Kwanzaa program.  Hosted for 25 years by acclaimed storyteller Madafo Lloyd Wilson, this annual one-hour special captures the tales and traditions of African American and African peoples. The show’s poet laureate, Beverly Burnette, and other members of the Season’s Griot family return with familiar and favorite elements of Griot.

There's something about a December sunset. The latest WVPE Photo of the Week features the sunset along the Millrace Canal in Goshen. Thanks to Melanie Helmuth for this image she captured on the evening of December 18th from River Race Drive in Goshen as a flock of geese winged their way through the photo. 

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9 AM to Noon - Tinsel Tales: NPR Christmas Favorites

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in our Photo of the Week. Bob Toews of Goshen snapped this photo of the crescent moon framed in the Goshen College entrance on the morning of December 10th as he walked into work. Bob works at the college in the registrar's office. 

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