Your Humanities Half-hour
Weekly chats with scholars, experts, and practitioners on humanities topics related to The Marianas - Saipan, Tinian, Rota and the Northern Islands - a U.S. commonwealth in Micronesia in the western Pacific.
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Episodes
Saturday Apr 05, 2025
Saturday Apr 05, 2025
Producer and director Leila Fleming Staffler shares about the first three films in her series "Exploring Latte of The Marianas." 02.20.25
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Longtime attorney Robert O'Connor shares highlights of court cases from his law career in The Marianas spanning over four decades. 03.20.25
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Executive Director Adam Walsh and Program Director Jennifer Alkezweeny of Oregon Humanities share about the benefits of organizing reflective conversations in a community and their recent training in The Marianas. 03.13.25
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
John S. Castro, Jr., the 2024 Governor's Humanities Awardee for Preservation of CNMI History, shares about his life of learning about and sharing Marianas history and culture.
Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Founding Chairman Rev. Raymond Kinsella and current Chairman Rev. Michael Rodgers of Grace Christian Ministries share highlights from the 40 year history of the organization in The Marianas. 02.27.25
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
On this Valentine's Day Special Tony & Susan Satur share from their 40+ years of marriage. 02.13.25
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Genealogist Herman "Jun Pan" Tenorio Guerrero shares about his work researching and documenting family histories in The Marianas. 01.30.25
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Herman and Jesus Tenorio Deleon Guerrero share stories about their parents Herman and Maria "Marakita" Deleon Guerrero, early entrepreneurs in The Marianas following WWII and the founders of Saipan's longest running bakery, Herman's Modern Bakery. 02.20.25
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Our Stories, Folktales, and Legends series features Motono Higuchi and Shigeki Okazaki Tenorio sharing culture and folktales from Japan. 01.23.25
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
2024 Governor's Humanities Awardee for Outstanding Humanities Teacher in a Non-classroom Setting Jonas Barcinas shares about his work sharing the Chamorro culture through dance, language and more. 01.16.25