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We talk with journalist Adam Higgenbotham, author of Midnight in Chernobyl, who writes about the design flaws and shortcuts, human hubris, soviet secrecy, and lack of imagination that led to the 1986 explosion. He talked to many eyewitnesses and says this was a uniquely Soviet accident. Join us.
Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.
Verge journalist Casey Newton investigated working conditions for the people who determine what material can be posted to Facebook. Many are traumatized by the images of hate and violence they see.
Read more: For Facebook Content Moderators, Traumatizing Material Is A Job Hazard
On the next Fresh Air, we talk with journalist Casey Newton about Facebook moderators, the people who are contracted to monitor texts or images of hate, murder, child exploitation, animal abuse and more. Besides the stress of the job, some of them face grim working conditions. Newton will also tell us what Facebook is doing to help these workers. Join us.
Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.
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Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts.
Read more: Fresh Air Weekend: '5B' Goes Inside America's First AIDS Ward; Ramy Youssef
- VlogBrothers John & Hank Green on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm
- Loud But Not Captivating: Drama About Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Falls Flat
- Algorithmic Intelligence Has Gotten So Smart, It's Easy To Forget It's Artificial
- Tracey Edwards is the subject of the New Documentary Maiden on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm
- Imagine There's No Beatles: 'Yesterday' Proves Too Clumsy For Its Clever Conceit
- With An All-Female Crew, 'Maiden' Sailed Around The World And Into History
