Commentary Series
Commentary Series
If Only I Had Known!: Fooled Again
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All this week, we’re hearing selections from a brunch featuring VPR commentators. They wrote on the theme of, "If Only I Had Known!" Mike Martin, a high school teacher in Hinesburg, questions whether our electronic gadgets are all they’re cracked up to be.Commentary Series
State of Education: Martin on Investing in Teachers
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We wrap up this week’s series of commentaries on education with some thoughts about investing in educators. Here’s high school teacher, Mike Martin.Commentary Series
Martin: Django Turns 100
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This weekend marked the100th anniversary of the birth of Django Reinhardt, the legendary gypsy guitarist, and Commentator Mike Martin has been thinking about why musicians are still in love with Django’s music.Commentary Series
Martin: Respecting Different Traditions
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Commentator Mike Martin thinks that the best way to celebrate the holidays is to practice religious tolerance and respect cultural differences.Commentary Series
Martin: Dropping Off The Kids
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Last Friday, many people around the country participated in the second annual National Day of Listening – an event that reminded commentator Mike Martin of a story often told by his wife’s family in France.Commentary Series
Martin: Bike-sharing initiatives
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While in Paris last summer, commentator Mike Martin observed a bike share program in which participants burn calories instead of gasoline.VPR Series and Specials
Through the Eyes of Champlain
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This week during Morning Edition, VPR Commentator Mike Martin introduces us to Samuel de Champlain in the series "Through the Eyes of Champlain". On Friday he offers a brief glimpse of the man himself and the image most people associate with him.Commentary Series
Through the Eyes of Champlain: The Portrait
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All this week, as part of VPR’s special Champlain 400 programming, commentator Mike Martin has been looking at the New World through the "Eyes of Champlain." Today, he offers a brief glimpse of the man himself.Commentary Series
