Talking book descriptionThe Wall Street Journal looks at how the new players in telecommunications are battling the Bells. Plus, a profile of Level 3 Communications and how it stays focused. Also available, three more sections of the Journal 's report: Who's on First?, Speak and You Shall Receive, and Keeping the Customer.
Talking book descriptionAs one of our leading science writers, James Gleick has always been ahead of the curve. He chronicled the genius of the great physicist Richard Feynman and explained chaos theory in a way all of us could understand. Now, in a collection of previously published pieces, he muses on the Internet revolution that has taken place all around us. From the foibles and ambitions of Microsoft, which he predicted would come to take over the world years before it became obvious to the rest of us, to the futuristic possibilities of mobile networked computing, Gleick gives us a gradual and inexorable account of the way computers have come to pervade our lives.
Talking book descriptionSupermax prisons are icons of America?s tough penal system. But do Supermaxes live up to their promise of stopping violent crime? This report takes listeners inside one Supermax prison where sophisticated prison gangs flourish, often against all odds. Correspondent: Michael Montgomery Editor: Catherine Winter Host: Deborah Amos Senior Producer: Sasha Aslanian Project Manager: Misha Quill Web Producer: Ochen Kaylan Production Assistant: Ellen Guettler Mixing: Craig Thorson, Tom Mudge, and Mitch Hanley Executive Editor: Stephen Smith Executive Producer: Bill Buzenberg Major funding for American RadioWorks? comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the members of American Public Media. American RadioWorks is the national documentary unit of American Public Media.
Talking book descriptionIn football, the game is just the beginning. Football is a massive business that involves big money player contracts, endorsements, and media mega-deals. For the fans, football has become a 24/7, 365-day-a-year lifestyle of television, tailgating, video g…
Talking book descriptionThe term 'blog' is short for 'Web log', an online site with time-dated postings, maintained by one or more posters, that features links and commentary. That's the most basic definition, but it is like saying a car is a means of transportation featuring fo…
Talking book descriptionIn Liar's Poker, the barbarians seized control of the bond markets. In The New New Thing some guys from Silicon Valley redefined the American economy. Now, with his knowing eye and wicked pen, Michael Lewis reveals how much the Internet boom…
